Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Aims to Dethrone ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With $40 Million Debut

The sequel ‘Practical Magic 2’ is projected to open to around $40 million at the domestic box office, which would put it at No. 1 for the weekend. That would end the six-weekend run at the top for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ the reigning box-office leader.

A debut at that level would be a notable win for the long-awaited follow-up, signaling that audiences still have a real appetite for the franchise years after the original. It would also mark a changing of the guard at the top of the charts after Spider-Man’s extended stay.

What to watch now is how the actual weekend numbers compare with the projections, how both films hold up in the weeks that follow, and what the result says about audience turnout as the fall moviegoing season gets underway.