Practical Magic 2 Eyes $30M Domestic Opening — SkimNews
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- Practical Magic 2 is tracking a $12.5M Friday on its way to a $30M opening weekend at 4,146 theaters, with $4.7M in Thursday previews at 3,200 locations already counted
- Practical Magic 2 holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes against a 36% critics score, mirroring the original 1998 film's pattern of critic-dismissed, audience-beloved reception
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is within $10M of becoming the highest-grossing domestic film ever, currently sitting at a $926.7M running total against Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $936.6M record, with a projected $8.3M seventh weekend
- Universal's The Odyssey is projected to clear $600M domestically by Sunday after a ninth weekend of $8.1M at 1,983 sites
- Coyote Vs. Acme, acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for $50M after being shelved by Warner Bros, has now grossed over $73M globally and is tracking a $5.8M third weekend for a $47.3M domestic cume
- NEON's Hope, a sci-fi alien-invasion film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, is tracking a $3.6M three-day opening at 1,506 theaters after grossing over $36M in its native South Korea
Why it matters: For Warner Bros/Alcon, a $30M domestic opening for Practical Magic 2—fueled by $4.7M in Thursday previews that outpaced Bullock's The Lost City and a 92% audience score—validates doubling down on a female-driven sequel despite critics giving it just 36%. On the broader weekend, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on the verge of claiming the all-time domestic box office crown from Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend.
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