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The wave of late 1990s/early 2000s revivals continues with the “Practical Magic” sequel set to pull in strong numbers when it launches next Friday.
Tracking figures for the title suggest the film is on course to debut in the $40-50 million range in its opening domestic weekend – that’s a far bigger number than the $13.1 million the first film debuted to in 1998, even taking into account inflation.
According to Empire City Box-Office and Box-Office Theory, presales for the film are strong and could turn out to be a minor hit for Warner Bros. Pictures with little in the way of competition in September other than Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” the following week.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who in the original movie fight a family curse that dispatches the men with whom they fall in love.
Joining them in this outing is Joey King as a daughter of Bullock’s character who discovers the dark family secrets and her own dark powers, plunging the family into a crisis.
Also onboard are Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Lee Pace along with returnees Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest.
Susanne Bier (“Bird Box,” “The Perfect Couple”) directs the feature from a script by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett.
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