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Hocus PocusFollow

1993 • PG • 1h 36m • Comedy, Family, Fantasy • Walt Disney Pictures

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus.

🍅 42% 72% MC 43 LB 3.51 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.10M
3-day opening, 1993
Domestic total
$50.70M
All releases
Worldwide total
$51.70M
$1.00M international
Budget$28M
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Cast & crew

Full Ortega filmography
Kenny Ortega Kenny Ortega Director Bette Midler Bette Midler Starring Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker Starring Kathy Najimy Kathy Najimy Starring Thora Birch Thora Birch Starring Vinessa Shaw Vinessa Shaw Starring
ScreenplayNeil Cuthbert, Mick Garris Produced byDavid Kirschner, Steven Haft CinematographyHiro Narita Music byJohn Debney StudioWalt Disney Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 16-18 4 $8.1M — 1,430 $5,682 $8.1M
2 Jul 23-25 8 $5.5M −31.9% 1,472 $3,757 $18.7M
3 Jul 30-Aug 1 11 $3.5M −37.3% 1,413 $2,454 $25.4M
4 Aug 6-8 11 $2.0M −41.8% 1,254 $1,609 $29.6M
5 Aug 13-15 11 $1.2M −41.3% 943 $1,255 $32.0M
6 Aug 20-22 12 $688.6K −41.8% 651 $1,058 $33.5M
7 Aug 27-29 11 $370.2K −46.2% 370 $1,001 $34.2M
8 Sep 3-5 12 $469.3K +26.8% 369 $1,272 $34.8M
9 Sep 10-12 13 $198.0K −57.8% 271 $731 $35.1M
10 Sep 17-19 11 $350.5K +77.0% 379 $925 $35.5M
11 Sep 24-26 11 $414.2K +18.2% 442 $937 $36.0M
12 Oct 1-3 12 $420.9K +1.6% 444 $948 $36.5M
13 Oct 8-10 12 $478.4K +13.7% 477 $1,003 $37.1M
14 Oct 15-17 11 $461.0K −3.6% 429 $1,075 $37.7M
15 Oct 22-24 11 $371.5K −19.4% 425 $874 $38.2M
16 Oct 29-31 11 $386.3K +4.0% 548 $705 $38.7M
17 Nov 5-7 11 $196.1K −49.2% 243 $807 $39.0M
18 Nov 12-14 11 $123.1K −37.2% 163 $755 $39.2M
19 Nov 19-21 11 $61.0K −50.4% 102 $598 $39.3M
20 Nov 26-28 11 $50.5K −17.2% 60 $842 $39.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $350.5K
$8.1M
$5.5M
$3.5M
$2.0M
$1.2M
$688.6K
$370.2K
$469.3K
$198.0K
$350.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +77.0%
−31.9%
W1→2
−37.3%
W2→3
−41.8%
W3→4
−41.3%
W4→5
−41.8%
W5→6
−46.2%
W6→7
+26.8%
W7→8
−57.8%
W8→9
+77.0%
W9→10
Steepest −57.8%Biggest gain +77.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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