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Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy Returning For Disney’s ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
In what should come as no surprise, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are coming back for the Disney+ sequel Hocus Pocus 2 as the wicked Sanderson Sisters. It’s interesting that the studio continues to keep this title for its streaming service as opposed to theaterical; the sequel set for a 2022…
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‘Tenet’ Spurs Private Watch Party Business Boom For Cinemark Theatres
EXCLUSIVE: Chaotic times call for creative measures, and in the midst of a box office that’s been greatly impacted by the pandemic, not to mention the lack of major studio tentpoles, exhibition is thinking outside of the box to restore moviegoer confidence and encourage their return to the cinema.
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‘War With Grandpa’ Conquers ‘Tenet’ At The Weekend Box Office
2nd Update Sunday AM final: 101 Studios’ War With Grandpa has ended Tenet‘s domestic marathon run, beating the Christopher Nolan movie in its 7th weekend, $3.6M to $2.1M. Tenet currently stands at $48.3M stateside, $323.3M WW. Tenet stateside is booked at 2,215 theaters.
War With Grandpa grossed $1.1M on Friday and…
Broadway’s Annual ‘Hocus Pocus’ Halloween Spoof Fundraiser Going Virtual
EXCLUSIVE: Broadway’s annual I Put A Spell On You concert-slash-party event to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will go virtual this year due to the pandemic. The concert event, hosted by characters spoofing the 1993 film Hocus Pocus, will feature performers from such productions as Tina: The Tina Tur…
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‘Tenet’ Reaches $45M+ Domestic, $307M WW Before Possible Cineworld & Partial Regal Shutdown – Sunday Final
The town is still shell-shocked by yesterday’s news about Cineworld’s pending indefinite shutdown of its UK theaters this coming week. What we’re hearing now looks to be an expected partial shutdown of the U.S. No. 2 chain Regal.
Cineworld tweeted out this morning the following statement, “We can confirm we are…
‘Hocus Pocus’: Disney Rerelease Casting Unexpected Spell At Weekend Box Office
Here’s something no one was really expecting at the weekend box office, especially during a depressed time when there aren’t any new major studio wide releases: Disney’s wide re-issue of 1993 cult classic witch comedy Hocus Pocus is doing rather well at 2,570 theaters on its way to what looks to be a $1.6M-$1.8M…
New ‘Hocus Pocus’ Movie In the Works At Disney+
Disney is taking another stab at developing a new incarnation of the 1993 cult classic feature Hocus Pocus, which starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. This time it’s through the Walt Disney movie studio which produced the original for the upcoming streaming platform Disney+.
The new film, now…
Freeform Opens Its Halloween House To Celebrate “31 Nights Of Halloween”
Freeform is stirring up some scares to celebrate “31 Nights of Halloween” and it will kick off the event with their Halloween House. Starting October 2, Freeform will open the gates to an interactive, immersive experience located in Hollywood that will be the ultimate destination for Halloween lovers.
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Freeform Expands ’31 Nights of Halloween’ Programming With ‘Ghostbusters’ And Other Classics
Freeform is going bigger this year for Halloween.
The network announced plans at today's combined Walt Disney Television Upfront presentation to scare up even more interest in October, by expanding its 31 Nights of Halloween programming block. The expansion comes after last year's inaugural 31 Nights of Halloween…
‘Hocus Pocus’ TV Movie In Works At Disney Channel
Disney Channel is in early stages of development on a Hocus Pocus TV movie, a reimagining of the 1993 cult classic Walt Disney feature, which starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.
The new take is being written by Scarlett Lacey (The Royals), with David Kirschner, producer on the original movie…
Disney Developing Witch Pic With Tina Fey — But It’s Not ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
EXCLUSIVE: Hocus shmocus: Disney is in early development with Tina Fey on a supernatural-themed feature, but a knowledgeable source tells me it’s not the Hocus Pocus sequel that’s being wrongly buzzed about all over town. The film, currently known as Untitled Witch Project, will be produced by Fey and Cinderella…
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