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1993 film by Kenny Ortega

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film^[5] directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris.

It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy (Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night.

The film was released in North America on July 16, 1993, by Walt Disney Pictures.

Upon its original release, it received mixed reviews from critics and was initially a box-office bomb, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. However, largely through many annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family, Fox Family and The Family Channel) all throughout the month of October, Hocus Pocushas been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home media sales of the film every Ha