06-05-2025
‘Practical Magic 2' Sets Early Fall 2026 Release
Warner Bros just announced on social that the Nicole Kidman-Sandra Bullock sequel, Practical Magic 2, is hitting cinemas on Sept. 18, 2026.
Note that's not the post Labor Day weekend slot which Warners typically reserves for spooky movies; currently their DC title Clayface is occupying that date, Sept. 11, 2026.
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Practical Magic 2 will go head-to-head with Sony's Zach Cregger take on Resident Evil on Sept. 18. Warners always had the date on hold for an untitled movie.
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Susanne Bier is directing the sequel which is penned by Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, and Robin Swicord. Bullock, Kidman and Denise DiNovi are producing.
The original 1998 movie, which was directed by Griffin Dunne and grossed more than $47 million stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse that threatens to prevent them from finding lasting love.
Bier's directed Bullock's big Netflix thriller, Bird Box, which was one of the most watched movies ever on the OTT service with 157.4M global views.
It will be interesting to see the fanfare for the sequel. Typically, sequels to long-awaited first installments from the 1980s and 1990s have done gangbusters of late. Disney left money on the table when they were forced during the Bob Chapek era to keep Hocus Pocus 2 on streaming service Disney+ back in the fall of 2022. The original movie 1993 witches movie grossed $39.5M, however, re-releases added another $6.6M to studio coffers raising the title's lifetime to $46.1M.
The spell is cast. The date is set. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return. Only In Theaters September 18, 2026.
Rewatch the original #PracticalMagic now streaming on MAX.
— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) May 6, 2025
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