LOS ANGELES – Sony Pictures’ newest kids’ feature “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” has beaten up Skyscraper after releasing in a week. The monster-packed movie opened with sales of $44.1 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to local media reports. “Skyscraper,” a new Universal Pictures action movie featuring Dwayne Johnson, opened in third place with $25.5 million.
Sony’s win shows that animated features continue to be reliable draws for young film fans. Another animated picture, Walt Disney Co.’s “Incredibles 2,” is the No. 3 film at the box office this year. Sony has been reaping success with family fare this year, led by “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” and has more on tap with “Goosebumps 2” and an animated “Spider-Man” movie.
In the latest “Hotel Transylvania,” Adam Sandler’s Dracula and his family take a vacation from their hotel by going on a luxury monster cruise. The vampire patriarch falls for the mysterious ship captain Ericka, which turns into trouble when it emerges that she is a descendant of Dracula’s nemesis, Van Helsing. The movie is a fun-filled package to watch with family and friends.
Hotel Transylvania 3 cost about $80 million to make, excluding marketing costs, according to Box Office Mojo, and was forecast to open with sales of $45 million. American rating website ‘RottenTomatoes.com’ said 57 percent of critics recommended seeing the picture.
The animated movie knocked Disney’s “Ant-Man and The Wasp” into second place after just one week atop the box office. The latest offering from the Marvel-comics franchise brought in $28.8 million.
In “Skyscraper,” Johnson plays FBI hostage rescue team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer. He’s framed for setting the world’s tallest building on fire and has to clear his name and save his trapped his family. Critics were split, with 51 percent recommending the film, according to RottenTomatoes.
Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Hotel Transylvania 3 topped the chart beating many new releases:
Let’s have a look at the trailer for Hotel Transylvania 3 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku52zNnft8k
