Oct 15, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 29 segments
On today’s book to movie adaptation, we’re reviewing 1998’s Practical Magic. Tune in to hear us discuss the chemistry between the cast, our favorite characters and scenes and the surprisingly dark…
Mm-hmm
... which is based on the book Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, which is like a little series that she started.
Mm-hmm.
So the budget for this movie was $60 million.
Oh.
Which is a lot.
That is, for that time, yeah.
Mm-hmm.
And it only made 94 million worldwide, so with the rule of like you're supposed to triple your budget in order to be profitable.
Okay.
So that's not even close to enough to make their money back.
Yeah.
But it has obviously become a cult classic-
Mm-hmm
...
so they're still getting royalties on it.
And I also don't know if that like three times rule was the same for the '90s, 'cause they had-
Yeah
... like less marketing budgets and stuff.
Mm-hmm.
You know what I mean? But anywho, um, the cast, this is obviously starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman-
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm
... which is based on the book Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, which is like a little series that she started.
Mm-hmm.
So the budget for this movie was $60 million.
Oh.
Which is a lot.
That is, for that time, yeah.
Mm-hmm.
And it only made 94 million worldwide, so with the rule of like you're supposed to triple your budget in order to be profitable.
Okay.
So that's not even close to enough to make their money back.
Yeah.
But it has obviously become a cult classic-
Mm-hmm
...
so they're still getting royalties on it.
And I also don't know if that like three times rule was the same for the '90s, 'cause they had-
Yeah
... like less marketing budgets and stuff.
Mm-hmm.
You know what I mean? But anywho, um, the cast, this is obviously starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman-
Mm-hmm
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