Believe it or not, Hocus Pocus wasn't a box office hit. Maybe moviegoers were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Halloween movies released in 1993? Whatever the reason, the Sanderson sisters got the last laugh. Hocus Pocus might just be the ultimate Halloween movie now. Watching Max, Dani, Allison, and 17th-century teenage heartthrob turned cat Thackery Binx save Salem from the fabulous Sanderson sisters is an annual tradition that never gets old.