‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Sinks Teeth Into Box Office With $44 Million

Sony Pictures Animation’s “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” matched the performance of its predecessors this weekend with a $44 million opening, sitting in between the $42 million start for 2012’s “Hotel Transylvania” and the $48 million made by its 2015 sequel.

While Disney and Pixar animated films tend to have budgets well-above $100 million, Sony kept the budget for this film to a relatively thrifty $80 million. Overseas, the film made $54.8 million from 42 markets, giving “Hotel Transylvania 3” the biggest global launch for a Sony Animated film, as it opens 31 percent ahead of last year’s July animated release, Pixar’s “Cars 3.