The Owens sisters will cast more spells next year. Warner Bros. announced the sequel toPractical Magicwill hit theaters on July 30, 2025. Original starsSandra BullockandNicole Kidmanwill return for the sequel.
“Tooth of wolf and morning dew, something old and something new,” Bullock and Kidman say in asocial media postregarding thePractical Magic 2release date. “Let the spell begin to mix. August 22, 2025.”
Susanne Bier, who worked with Bullock onBird Box,will direct the sequel from a script byPractical Magic’sscreenwriting trio of Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, and Robin Swicord. Bullock, Kidman, and Denise DiNovi will produce. Plot details for the sequel are under wraps.
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Directed by Griffin Dunne,Practical Magiccenters around Sally and Gilly Owens (Bullock and Kidman), two sisters from a long line of witches who lost their parents due to a family curse. Raided by their aunts in a small town, Sally and Gilly learn that a family curse prevents them from falling in love. When the spirit of Gilly’s abusive boyfriend threatens their lives, the two sisters must join forces and use magic to end the curse.
Practical Magicwas released in theaters on June 28, 2025. Despite the popularity of the film’s two stars,Practical Magicwas anything but a box office hit, grossing$46 million worldwideon a $75 million budget. Since its release,Practical Magichas developed a cult following.
Practical Magic2 will be another test for legacy sequels and IP. Do audiences want to revisit characters from before the 21st century? The best example isTop Gun: Maverick, an action sequel that utilized the star power of Tom Cruise and his beloved character to make a superior entry to the franchise.
There’s a flip side to the legacy sequel. What happens when things go wrong?2024’sThe Crowbombed at the box office, 2024’sGhostbusters: Frozen Empirestalled the franchise, and 2023’sThe Exorcist: Believercaused a new trilogy to be scrapped.
Practical Magic 2will face stiff box office competition from Sony, asZach Cregger’sResident Evilis also scheduled for September 18.
