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Practical Magic 2 Dethrones Spider-Man After Six-Week Box-Office Reign

If tracker estimates hold, Spider-Man: Brand New Day could surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the highest-grossing film in U.S. history.

Overview

  • Practical Magic 2 opened to about $30 million this weekend, topping the domestic box office and ending Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s six-week run at No. 1.
  • Spider-Man took roughly $2 million on Friday and is estimated to finish the weekend near $8.4–8.5 million, which would lift its domestic total to about $935 million and put it within striking distance of the U.S. record if those projections hold.
  • Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey continues to post large totals, reaching roughly $601 million domestically and $1.68 billion worldwide, which trackers say makes it Universal’s highest-grossing release to date.
  • Other new and holdover releases showed mixed results: Runner opened near $6 million in second place, Coyote vs. Acme earned about $6.3 million for the weekend and sits near $47.8 million total, and The Uprising debuted weakly with an estimated $3.1 million.
  • All weekend numbers are industry tracker estimates published by trade outlets and remain subject to final studio tallies and accounting changes, and a final domestic crown for Spider-Man could be confirmed within days if the estimates are realized.