Practical Magic

1998 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural, Witch

Synopsis

Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.

Scores

Overall Score
76.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.8%
Review Aggregate
51.7

Critic Consensus

27.8% Fresh • 97 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 97 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, uneven tone. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotuneven tonecharacter-drivenlighthearteddarkfunnyemotionalvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock1998$5,868,000$11,294,000(est)
Nicole Kidman1998$3,612,000$6,952,000(est)
Goran Višnjić1998$2,720,000$5,234,000(est)
Dianne Wiest1998$2,224,000$4,279,000(est)
Stockard Channing1998$1,902,000$3,661,000(est)
Aidan Quinn1998$1,674,000$3,222,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes102,118

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$46,732,880$89,939,295
International1998$354$681
Worldwide1998$46,733,896$89,941,250

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1998$23,366,582$44,969,920
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$26,911,000$51,791,295
Physical Purchases ?1998$37,647,000$72,453,156
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$11,683,220$22,484,824
Total Revenues1998$99,607,802$191,699,194
Expenses
Budget ?1998$75,000,000$144,340,496
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$21,103,000 (est)$40,613,567 (est)
Participations1998$1,992,000$3,833,684
Residuals ?1998$5,329,000$10,255,873
Interest & Overhead1998$11,250,000$21,651,074
Total Expenses1998$114,674,000$220,694,695
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$-15,066,198$-28,995,501

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