Box Office Upsets, Oprah's Sphere Debut, and Fall TV's Crowded Slate

Practical Magic 2 just conjured a $30 million opening weekend, dethroning Spider-Man: Brand New Day after its six-week reign at the top of the domestic box office. The Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman sequel, arriving 28 years after the original, proves cult classics can still become event cinema. Meanwhile, Spider-Man sits at $935.2 million domestically, eyeing a historic $1 billion milestone—but this weekend belonged to the witches.

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