‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Units Report As Most Watched Film On Disney+ Ever

Hocus Pocus 2 is formally a runaway hit on streaming platform Disney+, turning into its most-watched film of all time and breaking a Nielsen report.

The movie is a sequel to Hocus Pocus (1993) and was one of many most eagerly anticipated movies of 2022 earlier than its launch.

Streaming report set by Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+

In line with Deadline, Hocus Pocus 2 set a report on Nielsen’s weekly chart for streaming minutes. The movie clocked 2.7 billion viewing minutes from September 26 to October 2. Deadline notes that for the reason that movie premiered on September 30, solely the primary weekend counted in the direction of the whole.

The earlier holder of the report was Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated function movie Encanto (2021), which recorded 2.2 billion minutes of viewing from December 27 2021 to January 2 2022.

The Nielsen information additionally reveals that about 21 p.c of the viewers of Hocus Pocus 2 had been from Hispanic houses. Apparently, the exceptional reputation of the sequel additionally led to a surge in viewing for the 1993 movie. In line with the Nielsen information, the unique movie recorded 774 million minutes of viewing.

What’s the movie about?

Hocus Pocus 2 is actually a ‘legacy sequel’ — a time period used for sequels that observe the unique after a really lengthy hole, which is normally greater than a decade.

The story of Hocus Pocus 2 follows the three witches from the primary movie after they’re by chance introduced again to Salem by youngsters conducting a seance. The unique movie confirmed their backstory — how they had been caught and executed within the seventeenth century for taking away the souls of youngsters for everlasting youth.

Hocus Pocus 2 stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker. They play three witch sisters named Winifred ‘Winnie’ Sanderson, Mary Sanderson and Sarah Sanderson, respectively. All three actors had been a part of the primary movie too.

The sequel, which additionally stars Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo and Lilia Buckingham, obtained combined critiques from critics upon launch.

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(Essential picture credit score: IMDb; Featured picture credit score: Disney/IMDb)

This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Kuala Lumpur