--- title: 'Practical Magic 2 Ends Spider-Man’s Six-Week Box Office Reign' type: 'blog post' section: 'Industry' format: 'Editorial feature' standfirst: 'Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s sequel opened to $30 million domestically, finally moving Spider-Man: Brand New Day to second place. The superhero film still sits on the edge of a domestic record that could fall within days.' author: 'CinePixo' published: '2026-09-14' updated: '2026-09-14' about_films: - 'The Box (2009)' tags: - 'Practical Magic 2 box office opening weekend' - 'Spider-Man Brand New Day domestic box office record' - 'Sandra Bullock Nicole Kidman Practical Magic sequel' - 'weekend box office September 13 2026' - 'The Force Awakens domestic box office record' - 'Runner 2026 box office results' sources: - 'https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/practical-magic-2-unseats-spider-man-at-top-of-the-box-office/ar-AA2c80jf' - 'https://www.moviefone.com/news/weekend-box-office-practical-magic-2-enchants-charts/' - 'https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2026/09/12/practical-magic-2-unseats-spider-man-at-no-1/' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/blog/practical-magic-2-ends-spider-mans-six-week-box-office-reign' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Practical Magic 2 Ends Spider-Man’s Six-Week Box Office Reign *Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s sequel opened to $30 million domestically, finally moving Spider-Man: Brand New Day to second place. The superhero film still sits on the edge of a domestic record that could fall within days.* By CinePixo, 2026-09-14 · Industry Practical Magic 2 has taken the top spot at the North American box office, ending Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s six-week run at No. 1 over the weekend ending September 13, 2026. The Warner Bros. sequel earned $30 million domestically and another $16 million overseas, according to Moviefone. For film readers, the handover matters because it is both a nostalgia win for a 1998 cult favorite and a rare pause in one of the summer’s strongest superhero performances. Spider-Man: Brand New Day fell to second with $8.4 million. That is a steep gap, but hardly a defeat in commercial terms: Moviefone reports that the film remains just behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the second-highest-grossing domestic title of all time. Hollywood Outbreak put its expected seventh-weekend total at roughly $8.5 million and its domestic gross at about $935.27 million, leaving it a little more than $1 million short of The Force Awakens’ $936.6 million record. ## Practical Magic 2 Wins With Nostalgia, Not a Blowout The new No. 1 is a success, though its opening did not match the larger forecasts attached to it. Hollywood Outbreak reported that Practical Magic 2 made $13 million from 4,146 theaters on Friday, while Variety’s estimate, cited by the outlet, placed the full weekend near $30 million. Moviefone gave the completed domestic figure as $30 million. That number carries extra weight because the first Practical Magic was never a theatrical giant. Hollywood Outbreak says the 1998 film opened with $13 million against a reported $75 million budget and finished with $94 million worldwide. Its audience grew after the theatrical run, turning the Owens sisters into the center of a cult favorite that people kept returning to. The sequel’s opening is the clearest sign yet that delayed affection can become a theatrical business case. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as Sally and Gillian Owens, with Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing also back. The story moves 25 years ahead, placing Sally’s daughters in the path of the Owens family curse. Joey King, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Lee Pace join the returning cast. ![The Music Box steps 2009](https://pokemon-dive.us-lax-4.linodeobjects.com/cinepixo/posts/2026/09/49e181d2-083d-4c1e-9b74-9d954207242a.webp) *Photo: Downtowngal · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Music_Box_steps_2009.jpg)* ## Spider-Man Loses No. 1, Keeps the Record Chase Alive Brand New Day’s chart drop changes the weekend’s headline, but it does not erase the film’s larger run. Moviefone notes that the movie has broken a host of records during six straight weeks at the top. Hollywood Outbreak’s figures put it within striking distance of The Force Awakens, a record that has stood since 2015. That creates an unusual box-office split. Practical Magic 2 owns the immediate victory, while Spider-Man still has the more consequential number in front of it. A film can surrender first place and remain one weekend away from becoming the domestic champion. ![Ruswarp the dog watches over Garsdale signal box, 2009. - panoramio](https://pokemon-dive.us-lax-4.linodeobjects.com/cinepixo/posts/2026/09/205e9e62-9475-4a54-9671-e40e419bd49f.webp) *Photo: Roger Carvell · [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56113462)* ## The Odyssey Holds Strong in Weekend Nine Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey placed third with $7.4 million for the weekend, according to Moviefone. Hollywood Outbreak had projected about $8.1 million before the final figures and said the film was heading toward a domestic total of roughly $601 million. The important detail is the timing: The Odyssey reached the Top Five in its ninth weekend. That kind of staying power gives the chart a second story beyond the fight between witches and superheroes. New releases may claim the first frame, but Nolan’s epic continues to pull audiences deep into its run. ## Runner Arrives, While The Uprising Stumbles Angel Studios’ Runner opened in fourth with $6.4 million. Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson lead the action comedy as a soldier and his less battle-ready partner attempting to escape a cartel. Hollywood Outbreak had estimated $2.5 million for Friday from 2,568 locations and a weekend near $6 million, so the final result landed close to that early read. The Uprising had a much rougher start. Paul Greengrass’ film debuted in eighth with $3.25 million, behind the South Korean science-fiction action thriller Hope, which opened in seventh with $3.3 million. Coyote vs. Acme rounded out the weekend’s Top Five at $6.2 million and, after three weekends, stood at roughly $47.8 million domestically, based on Moviefone’s report. For now, the chart belongs to the Owens sisters. Spider-Man’s next milestone may arrive soon, but Practical Magic 2 is the film that finally made him move. ## How this piece was made **Format:** Editorial feature ## In this piece - 2009 · [The Box](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-box-2009) ## Sources - https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/practical-magic-2-unseats-spider-man-at-top-of-the-box-office/ar-AA2c80jf - https://www.moviefone.com/news/weekend-box-office-practical-magic-2-enchants-charts/ - https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2026/09/12/practical-magic-2-unseats-spider-man-at-no-1/ Every factual claim above is drawn from these. 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