Photo: Walt Disney Pictures/Disney+Hocus Pocus2had a magical debut weekend.On Thursday,Varietyreportedthat the latest Nielsen top 10 streaming chart shows the Disney+ movie now owns the distinction of Nielsen’s biggest opening weekend ever for a streaming movie: It scored 2.7 billion minutes watched after premiering Sept. 30.According toDeadline, the previous record holder on Nielsen (which tracks audience data across participating streaming services) wasEncanto. That animated musical, which hit streaming after a theatrical run, attracted 2.2 billion minutes viewed when it first hit Disney+ in December. Disney also holds third place withFrozen 2’s 2.17 billion, perVariety.On Oct. 4, Disney+ announced thatHocus Pocus 2— which comes nearly 30 years after the 1993 original — became the streaming service’s No. 1 movie debut domestically to date, based on hours streamed in the first three days of its release.Bette Midler,Sarah Jessica Parker,Kathy Najimyand Doug Jones returned for the sequel. The cast also includes Sam Richardson, Tony Hale, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Froy Gutierrez and Hannah Waddingham.Walt Disney Pictures/Disney+Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Parker recentlytoldExtrashe would sign onfor a thirdHocus Pocusif Midler also joined the project.“Bette is already starting rumors,” she said of a potential sequel. “I hitch my wagon to her star. If she wants to do a third one… No one says no to the Divine Miss M.“Parker added that she didn’t think there would ever be a sequel — but Midler always thought it was possible: “Bette was the person who had this fervent wish that this would happen and could not be deterred from the idea. You should ask her, ‘cause she will say, ‘Absolutely, I always imagined. I’ve been telling them for years.’ “Hocus Pocus 2is now streaming on Disney+.
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Hocus Pocus2had a magical debut weekend.On Thursday,Varietyreportedthat the latest Nielsen top 10 streaming chart shows the Disney+ movie now owns the distinction of Nielsen’s biggest opening weekend ever for a streaming movie: It scored 2.7 billion minutes watched after premiering Sept. 30.According toDeadline, the previous record holder on Nielsen (which tracks audience data across participating streaming services) wasEncanto. That animated musical, which hit streaming after a theatrical run, attracted 2.2 billion minutes viewed when it first hit Disney+ in December. Disney also holds third place withFrozen 2’s 2.17 billion, perVariety.On Oct. 4, Disney+ announced thatHocus Pocus 2— which comes nearly 30 years after the 1993 original — became the streaming service’s No. 1 movie debut domestically to date, based on hours streamed in the first three days of its release.Bette Midler,Sarah Jessica Parker,Kathy Najimyand Doug Jones returned for the sequel. The cast also includes Sam Richardson, Tony Hale, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Froy Gutierrez and Hannah Waddingham.Walt Disney Pictures/Disney+Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Parker recentlytoldExtrashe would sign onfor a thirdHocus Pocusif Midler also joined the project.“Bette is already starting rumors,” she said of a potential sequel. “I hitch my wagon to her star. If she wants to do a third one… No one says no to the Divine Miss M.“Parker added that she didn’t think there would ever be a sequel — but Midler always thought it was possible: “Bette was the person who had this fervent wish that this would happen and could not be deterred from the idea. You should ask her, ‘cause she will say, ‘Absolutely, I always imagined. I’ve been telling them for years.’ “Hocus Pocus 2is now streaming on Disney+.
Hocus Pocus2had a magical debut weekend.
On Thursday,Varietyreportedthat the latest Nielsen top 10 streaming chart shows the Disney+ movie now owns the distinction of Nielsen’s biggest opening weekend ever for a streaming movie: It scored 2.7 billion minutes watched after premiering Sept. 30.
According toDeadline, the previous record holder on Nielsen (which tracks audience data across participating streaming services) wasEncanto. That animated musical, which hit streaming after a theatrical run, attracted 2.2 billion minutes viewed when it first hit Disney+ in December. Disney also holds third place withFrozen 2’s 2.17 billion, perVariety.
On Oct. 4, Disney+ announced thatHocus Pocus 2— which comes nearly 30 years after the 1993 original — became the streaming service’s No. 1 movie debut domestically to date, based on hours streamed in the first three days of its release.
Bette Midler,Sarah Jessica Parker,Kathy Najimyand Doug Jones returned for the sequel. The cast also includes Sam Richardson, Tony Hale, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Froy Gutierrez and Hannah Waddingham.
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Parker recentlytoldExtrashe would sign onfor a thirdHocus Pocusif Midler also joined the project.
“Bette is already starting rumors,” she said of a potential sequel. “I hitch my wagon to her star. If she wants to do a third one… No one says no to the Divine Miss M.”
Parker added that she didn’t think there would ever be a sequel — but Midler always thought it was possible: “Bette was the person who had this fervent wish that this would happen and could not be deterred from the idea. You should ask her, ‘cause she will say, ‘Absolutely, I always imagined. I’ve been telling them for years.’ "
Hocus Pocus 2is now streaming on Disney+.
source: people.com