Practical Magic 2 Opens 28 Years Later as Bullock and Kidman Revive $46.7 Million Cult Flop
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11
Practical Magic 2 Opens 28 Years Later as Bullock and Kidman Revive $46.7 Million Cult Flop
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11
Summary
Practical Magic 2 is now in theaters, bringing Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman back as the Owens sisters nearly three decades after the 1998 original.
Mixed reviews have greeted the sequel, with critics praising the stars' reunion but questioning whether it recaptures the first film's appeal.
The original earned just $46.7 million worldwide against a $75 million budget, but later built a devoted following among millennial and Gen Z women that helped justify a sequel.
That comeback fits a broader Hollywood push to revive 1990s franchises, from Clueless and Romy and Michele to The X-Files and Single White Female, even as some efforts like Hulu's Buffy reboot have stalled.