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Walt Disney's Hocus Pocus was a cult classic American horror fantasy comedy film in 1993. The film's first release in cinemas was not a massive hit. The film director was Kenny Ortega, who also directed the immensely successful High School Musical films. The movie was about a teenager Max Dennison who hates Halloween and accidentally resurrects three witches from their temporary death. He must protect his sister with the help of an immortal black cat, a friendly zombie, and his classmate crush.
There was a sequel to the movie called Hocus Pocus2. They released the film on Disney plus on September 30, 2022, where Winifred(Bette Midler), Mary(Kathy Najimy), and Sarah(Sarah Jessica Parker) follow in the same cast as the Sanderson Sisters (the three witches). The sequel featured a cast of new young actors, Froy Gutierrez, Lilia Buckingham, and Whitney Peak.
The production recasts some prominent members caused by old age and won't fit the same character's features. Here's the cast of Hocus Pocus 2 ranked by net worth.
Whitney Peak –$1.4 million
The Ugandan-Canadian actress starred in a few shows, including HBO Max’s revival of the Gossip Girl. Other works include the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Apple TV series Home Before Dark. Peak’s debut film was Molly’s Game in 2017 made her famous but made her professional acting in a film titled Campfire Kiss in the same year.
In 2021, the peak had an estimated Net Worth of $ 1,200,000. A year after, she increased her Net Worth to $ 1,430,000.
Lilia Buckingham - $3 Million
Buckingham started acting in a local musical production at a young age. She and friends Mackenzie and Maddie Zeigler danced with the MNR Dance Factory, where they grew their online platform and became internet celebrities. Her minor role in an episode of Modern Family made her debut on television in 2012. The actress has not starred in many films outside her latest movie Hocus Pocus 2 though she made an excellent credential on her way through stardom.
She also directs and produces music videos, where co-producer Sara Shepard worked on the Brat series of Crown Lake. Together, they co-author a young adult novel about the world of social media influencers titled Influence.
Doug Jones – $3 Million
Doug Jones is known for portraying numerous non-human creatures in the film industry. He is an actor, contortionist, and mime artist and learned miming at Ball State University. His performance as Billy Butcherson, the friendly zombie in Hocus Pocus (1993), earned him big breaks throughout his career, returning as the same character in the film’s sequel on September 2022.
He has most notably collaborated with the famous filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's popular movies Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Crimson Peak (2015), and Shape of Water (2017).
Froy Gutuirrez – $4 Million
The young actor-singer was known for his role as Nolan Holloway in the supernatural teen drama television series Teen Wolf. Gutierrez was born and raised in Dallas, Texas; he took Performing and Visual Arts at Booker T. Washington High School, where he studied theatre.
He narrated the audiobook version of the LGBT romantic comedy What If It's Us and its sequel, Here's To Us. He starred in the 2019 Hulu's television series Light as a Feather. And a couple of years later starred in Cruel Summer.
Hannah Waddingham – $4 Million
Waddingham is best known for her performance in the musical comedy Spamalot. She received three Oliver Award nominations for her performance in the 2010 Regent’s Park revival of Into The Woods and The Wizard of Oz. In fact, for all the Game of Thrones fans out there, she was the famous Septa “Shame Lady” Unella, who forced the crimes of Queen Cersei Lannister.
Waddingham won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for playing the role of Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV Comedy Series in 2021 and grabbed the Critic’s Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in the same comedy series in 2022.
Kathy Najimy – $8 Million
Kathy Najimy got her breakthrough screen role as Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act (1992) and reprised the position in the film's sequel in 1993. Najimy had supporting and recurring roles in shows like Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, Veronica's Closet, and Veep.
Her net worth might not come to close to her Hocus Pocus co-stars, but it doesn't mean she's not getting busy over the years. Kathy spent her money on charities by appearing on game shows, and she has been a strong advocate for women's health and reproductive rights.
Sarah Jessica Parker – $200 Million
In Hocus Pocus (1993), Sarah Jessica Parker was the least famous of the three witches; SJP was a newcomer actress by then however she has since starred in numerous highest grossing films. She was best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in HBO’s television series Sex and the City (1998-2004), spawning numerous films and spin-off shows.
Besides acting, Parker capitalized herself as a fashion icon. She created a clothing line named Bitten for Steve & Barry’s. And she also had a shoe collection for Nordstorm called the SJP Collection.
Bette Midler – $250 Million
Even before starring in the cult classic comedy horror film, Bette Midler was already an award-winning superstar in stage, music, television, and film. Midler became the star of the two box office hits, The First Wives Club and That Old Feeling. Following a successful career, the actress only stars in selective roles these days.
And who could forget her war on former President Donald Trump on social media? For her dislike of the world's known billionaire, which has seen the two engaged in multiple exchanges of words on Twitter.
Sources: Fame Ranker, World Celebs, The Personage
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