'Hocus Pocus' Film To Play At Hicksville Mall

HICKSVILLE, NY — Here's something '90s kids can get behind. The Sanderson sisters are coming out of retirement, and no, Max Dennison, this isn't a bunch of hocus pocus. Disney's iconic 1993 film "Hocus Pocus" is coming to the Broadway Commons mall in Hicksville.

"Join us for some thrills & chills with a spooky Halloween movie night event," the mall announced in a Facebook. The film will show at Center Court on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Popcorn will be available.

So if you can't get enough of Winfred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy), set yourself a reminder.

In the family film, unsuspecting pranksters conjure up three witches from seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, and a night of chaos ensues. The Sanderson sisters try to bewitch the town and reclaim their youth. Their only hurdle: three meddling children hellbent on thwarting their dubious plan.

"Hocus Pocus," rated PG, released on July 16th, 1993 and raked in more than $39 million at the box office. The movie sold more than 4.9 million DVD and Blu-Ray copies, according to The-Numbers.com, and has inspired numerous child and adult Halloween costumes.

Critics didn't swoon over the film, but audiences loved it.

Ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 33 percent on its "Tomatometer," with 30 out of 43 critics giving it a "rotten" rating. However, 71 percent of users liked the film.

You can watch the trailer here.