‘Hocus Pocus’ and Other Old Hits That Made Big Bucks Again in Theaters in 2020

Over the weekend, the re-release of the 1993, campy, Halloween family comedy “Hocus Pocus” was the third highest grossing movie in America from theaters that are actually open. In just two weeks, it has made a cumulative $3 million, despite it also being available for digital rental and on Disney+. In that short time, it became the highest grossing re-release of 2020, and because we’re in the midst of a pandemic, it’s not surprisingly just shy of the top 50 highest grossing movies of the year. It hasn’t made “Tenet” money, and especially not what movies were making before theaters closed down, but it’s one of several classic, fan favorite movies that have put up respectable numbers for an audience craving any sort of movies on the big screen or at drive-ins. Here are 15 of the highest grossing re-releases from 2020.