{
  "id": 7126451,
  "title": "Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Fizzles With $30 Million Debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/box-office-practical-magic-2-fizzles-with-30-million-debut",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:02:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/practical-magic-2-box-office-opening-weekend-disappointment-1236860432/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The movie \"Practical Magic 2\" has debuted with $30 million from 4,146 North American theaters. According to Variety, this is on the lower end of expectations. The film has also earned $46 million worldwide.\n\nThe movie is a sequel to the 1998 fantasy dramedy starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. It had a reported theatrical budget of $75 million. TheWrap reports that critics gave it a 37% Rotten Tomatoes score, but audiences have responded positively with a B+ on CinemaScore, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 4.5/5 on PostTrak.\n\nTheWrap also notes that \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" is in second place with $8.4 million in its seventh weekend, bringing its domestic total to $935.1 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Practical Magic 2’ Kicks Off Fall Box Office With $30 Million Opening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/practical-magic-2-kicks-off-fall-box-office-with-30-million-opening",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:51:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "‘Practical Magic 2’ conjures a No. 1 box office debut with $30 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/practical-magic-2-conjures-a-no-1-box-office-debut-with-30-million-7159775",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:03:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "‘Practical Magic 2’ conjures a No. 1 box office debut with $30 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/practical-magic-2-conjures-a-no-1-box-office-debut-with-30-million",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:03:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}