Practical Magic 2 Creates A Huge Critics Vs. Audience Divide On Rotten Tomatoes

Published Sep 12, 2026, 8:32 AM EDT Rianna is the Movie News Editor for ScreenRant. After earning her BA in Film Studies, she began her career as an entertainment writer, contributing to several publications before joining ScreenRant. Her dissertation on the impact of streaming on traditional cinema sharpened her focus on the ever-evolving world of film and media. With 10 years in the industry, Rianna continues to cover the stories she loves while also advocating for awareness and representation of rare disabilities, such as Moebius Syndrome, which she lives with. Practical Magic 2 is upholding the franchise's legacy. The Practical Magic franchise began in 1995 with the release of Alice Hoffman's bestselling novel and was initially a box office disappointment, but ended up growing into a pop culture phenomenon and a cult classic. Hoffman's novel introduced the Owens family, a line of women who are cursed so that the men they fall in love with are doomed to die. Warner Bros. adapted the novel in 1998 with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock bewitching generations around the world. The 1998 cult classic Practical Magic divided audiences and critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics rating the movie at 30% and audiences giving it a rating of 73%. 27 years later, Practical Magic 2 has finally been released, but it seems little has changed. Audiences and critics are once again seemingly watching entirely different movies. Critics gave a rating of 36%, but audiences went above and beyond, giving the movie a near-perfect rating of 92%. More to come...