Nearly 28 years after Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman first played the Owens sisters, Practical Magic has done something the original film never managed. Its sequel opened at number one. Practical Magic 2 earned approximately $30 million from 4,146 North American cinemas during its opening weekend, with another $16 million internationally, giving it a worldwide opening of around $46 million. That is an impressive comeback for a story whose first movie gradually became a cult favourite rather than an immediate box-office phenomenon. But the numbers also need some context. Number one does not automatically mean enormous The sequel reportedly carries