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Hocus Pocus Was An Infamous Bomb For Disney: 7 Reasons The Halloween Classic Failed

While Hocus Pocus remains a beloved Halloween staple today, the Disney movie was an infamous box office bomb back in 1993. Hocus Pocus is a headliner for Disney’s Halloween movie slate every year, but it didn’t always have the nostalgia-filled popularity that it enjoys 30 years later. When Hocus Pocus premiered in 1993, it only made $40 million against an estimated $28 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). Considering the typical rule of thumb for a movie to break even is to double its initial budget, Hocus Pocus initially lost several million dollars for Disney.



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