Practical Magic 2 opens at No.1 with modest $46 million worldwide
The sequel earned $30 million domestically and $16 million overseas in its opening weekend, falling short of expectations for its $75 million budget.
Warner Bros. released "Practical Magic 2" to 4,146 theaters in North America, where it generated $30 million in its opening weekend, enough to place it at the top of the domestic box office but below forecasted levels. Internationally the film earned $16 million from 77 markets, bringing the global total to $46 million.
Adjusted for inflation, the opening domestic gross mirrors the 1998 original, which earned the equivalent of about $27 million today. The sequel’s production budget is reported at $75 million, not counting a multi-million-dollar global marketing campaign, meaning the film will need a stronger run to break even after exhibitors take their share.
Critical response has been lukewarm, with a 36 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while audience surveys gave the film a CinemaScore of B+. The opening audience skewed older, suggesting the sequel appealed mainly to fans of the first movie.
"This is shaping up to be a solid, if somewhat subdued, early-fall weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Rentrak. "This weekend is less about one movie dominating the conversation and more about several films contributing to the overall marketplace."
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fell to second place with $8.6 million in its seventh weekend, continuing a run that has amassed $935 million domestically and $2.4 billion worldwide. Other top performers included Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" with $8.1 million, the animated "Coyote vs. Acme" with $6.3 million, and the action-drama "Runner" with $6 million.
The weekend overall showed a 43 % decline in box-office receipts compared with the same period in 2025, when a major anime release posted a $70.6 million debut.