{
  "id": 7407173,
  "title": "Practical Magic 2 finally knocks Spider-Man from top of the box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/practical-magic-2-finally-knocks-spider-man-from-top-of-the-box-office",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:25:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/weekend-box-office-practical-magic-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After six weeks dominating the box office, Practical Magic 2 finally managed to push Spider-Man: Brand New Day down to second place. The magical sequel opened with $30 million in the United States, although this isn't a strong showing for the movie. As Variety notes, this opening is similar to the original 1998 Practical Magic, which was initially considered a failure before gaining a cult following. Including international grosses, Practical Magic 2 has earned about $46 million, which is only a small fraction of its $75 million pre-marketing budget. Despite this, the film still topped the box office in terms of overall gross and average per theater. Runner, starring Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson, claimed fourth place with $6.4 million in its opening weekend, while South Korean film Hope opened to $3.3 million across 1,560 theaters. The worst-performing film of the weekend was The Uprising, which brought in $3.25 million. The full top ten can be found here.",
  "summary": "Still, the Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock-led film only grossed $30 million in the United States.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "'Practical Magic 2' Ends 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Box Office Reign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/practical-magic-2-ends-spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-reign",
        "published": "2026-09-14T11:36:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}