Practical Magic 2 Tops Box Office, Ends Spider‑Man’s Run

When the lights went down in more than 4,000 North American theatres this weekend, the spell that Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman cast in Practical Magic 2 felt surprisingly tangible. The film hauled in close to $30 million in its opening weekend, enough to nudge the longtime‑ruling Spider‑Man: Brand New Day off the top spot.

It’s a tidy number – the low‑end of Warner Bros.’ own projections – but the impact is louder than the dollars suggest. After six straight weekends of Spider‑Man dominance, audiences chose a witchy family drama instead, giving the sequel a solid B+ CinemaScore and an impressive 92 percent audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

International markets added another $16 million from 77 territories, pushing the worldwide haul to about $46 million by Sunday night. The domestic total now sits around $86 million, a figure that, while impressive, is still roughly 43 percent shy of the comparable weekend in 2025 when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle exploded onto the scene.

For the actresses, it’s a nostalgic return. Bullock and Kidman slip back into the Owens sisters, Sally and Gillian, who first enchanted viewers back in 1998. The sequel, directed by Susanne Bier, pits the witches against a generational curse that has kept love at arm’s length for their family.

Supporting players Joey King, Maisie Williams and Lee Pace round out the cast, and the production cost is estimated at $75 million. Critics remain split – the film sits at a modest 39 percent on Rotten Tomatoes – but reviewers like Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter note that “the movie works better the less you look for logic and the more you lean into the fleeting joys of watching these two actresses bounce off each other.”

Across the box‑office landscape, the change of guard is evident. Spider‑Man: Brand New Day is projected to earn about $8.4 million this weekend, slipping to second place with a cumulative domestic gross of $935.2 million, just under the all‑time record set by 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey holds third with an estimated $7.4 million, nudging its domestic total past the $600 million mark. Meanwhile, Angel Studios’ comedy Runner takes fourth, pulling in roughly $6.4 million and earning an A‑grade CinemaScore.

For Bullock, the success of Practical Magic 2 follows a strong showing last year with The Lost City, which opened to $30.5 million and ended its run with $192 million worldwide. The new sequel seems to reaffirm her staying power at the box office.

Overall, 2026’s domestic box‑office tally now stands at about $7.5 billion, a 19 percent increase over the same point last year, despite a comparatively sleepy weekend overall. The numbers suggest that while superhero fatigue may be setting in, there’s still plenty of room for nostalgic sequels and genre‑bending charms to capture audiences.