Hotel Transylvania 3 Wins Thursday Night Preview Box Office Race

Posted by at 1:26 pm on July 13, 2018

Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper grossed $1.95 million at the Thursday box office, while Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3 earned $2.6 million in previews. In comparison, Johnson’s last movie, Rampage, earned $2.4 million in previews before opening to $35.8 million. Another comparison is The Legend of Tarzan, which earned $2.6 million in previews before grossing $38.5 million its opening weekend in 2016.

Legendary and Universal’s Skyscraper is looking to open in the $35 million to $40 million range, against a reported budget of $120 million.

The action film stars Johnson as Will Sawyer, a former FBI agent and amputee who gets a job as head of security for the tallest building in the world. But when terrorists attack the building and frame him for the crime, Sawyer must both clear his name and save his family from danger. Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote and directed the film, which has a 52 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Neve Campbell also stars.

The animated film Hotel Transylvania 3 is also opening this weekend and is expected to earn in a similar range as Skyscraper, with both films contending against Ant-Man and the Wasp for the No. 1 spot. A $35-40 million opening would be a solid start for Hotel Transylvania 3, given it had a budget of $65 million.

By comparison, the first Hotel Transylvania opened to $42 million in 2012, while the 2015 sequel opened to $48 million, the best opening for an animated Sony release.

Hotel Transylvania 3 sees Count Dracula (Adam Sandler) and his family take a break from running the monster getaway spot and head on a cruise vacation. Along the way, Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), not knowing she is the great-granddaughter of Dracula’s archrival, Abraham Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan).

Leave a Reply

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

Sign up to receive breaking news
as well as receive other site updates

Enter your Email


Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

Log in

Copyright © 2008 - 2024 · StreetCorner Media , LLC· All Rights Reserved ·