Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018 Film)
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| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | ||
| Theatrical release poster | ||
| Directed by | Genndy Tartakovsky | |
| Produced by | Michelle Murdocca | |
| Written by | Genndy Tartakovsky Michael McCullers | |
| Based by | Template:Basedon | |
| Starring | Adam Sandler Andy Samberg Selena Gomez Kevin James David Spade Steve Buscemi Keegan-Michael Key Molly Shannon Fran Drescher Kathryn Hahn Jim Gaffigan Mel Brooks | |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh | |
| Edited by | Joyce Arrastia | |
| Production companies | Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| Release date | June 13, 2018 (AIAFF) June 13, 2018 (United States) | |
| Running time | 97 minutes | |
| Country | United States | |
| Language | English | |
| Budget | $80 million | |
| Box office | $528.1 million | |
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (released internationally as Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation; also known as Hotel Transylvania 3 and marketed as such on home release) is a 2018 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The third installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), it was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and written by Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers, and features Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, and Mel Brooks reprising their roles, as well as new additions to the cast including Kathryn Hahn and Jim Gaffigan. In the film, Dracula finds love with a ship captain named Ericka Van Helsing while on a vacation on a cruise with his family and friends, but Mavis discovers that Ericka is actually the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing, Dracula's arch-enemy.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 13, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 13, 2018. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and it was a box office success, grossing over $528 million worldwide, against a budget of $80 million. To date, it is the highest-grossing Hotel Transylvania film. A sequel is currently in development and is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2021.
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- Main article: List of Hotel Transylvania characters
- Adam Sandler as Dracula: The 540-year-old lord of the vampires, and founder of Hotel Transylvania. Dracula is the son of Vlad, husband of the late Martha, father of Mavis, father-in-law of Johnny, maternal grandfather of Dennis and Ericka's love interest.
- Andy Samberg as Johnny: A 29-year-old human, who is Mavis' husband and Dennis' father.
- Selena Gomez as Mavis: The 126-year-old daughter of Dracula and the late Martha, and the granddaughter of Vlad. She is the wife of Johnny, and Dennis' mother.
- Kevin James as Frankenstein: The monster famously created from reanimated dead tissue, by Dr. Frankenstein. His friends call him "Frank".
- David Spade as Griffin
- Steve Buscemi as Wayne: A werewolf who is overwhelmed by his large number of children.
- Keegan-Michael Key as Murray: An ancient mummy.
- Molly Shannon as Wanda: Wayne's werewolf wife.
- Fran Drescher as Eunice: Frankenstein's wife.
- Kathryn Hahn as Ericka: The captain and cruise director of the cruise ship Legacy. She is secretly continuing her great-grandfather's wishes in eliminating monsters and is Dracula's love interest.
- Jim Gaffigan as Van Helsing: Ericka's great-grandfather who is a legendary monster hunter and Dracula's archenemy.
- Mel Brooks as Vlad: An ancient, more experienced and traditional vampire, who is Dracula's father, the grandfather of Mavis, the grandfather-in-law of Johnny, and the great-grandfather of Dennis.
- Asher Blinkoff as Dennis: Mavis and Johnny's 6-year-old son who is a human/vampire hybrid, inheriting a combination of traits from his parents. He has a secret mutual crush on his best friend Winnie.
- Sadie Sandler as Winnie: The eldest werewolf daughter of Wayne and Wanda. Winnie is Dennis' best friend, and she has a mutual crush on him.
- Genndy Tartakovsky as Blobby: A green blob monster. He was previously voiced by Jonny Solomon in Hotel Transylvania 2.
- Tartakovsky also voices Blobby Baby, a spawn of Blobby, and Puppy Blobby: Blobby Baby's pet puppy.
- Chrissy Teigen as Crystal: An invisible woman who is Griffin's new girlfriend.
- Joe Jonas as Kraken: A giant music-loving sea monster that lives near Atlantis.
- Tara Strong as Frankenlady (voiced by Alison Hammond and credited as Frankenginger in the UK release): A female whose right arm is related to Frankenstein from his right hand's side of the family.
- Chris Parnell as Stan: A fish-man.
- Joe Whyte as Tinkles: Dennis' giant pet puppy.
- Whyte also voices Bob: One of the Gremlins who works as a co-pilot on Gremlin's airlines.
- Aaron LaPlante as Gremlins, Gremlin Pilot, Gremlin Stewardess
- Michelle Murdocca as Phone Voice, Kelsey, Witch #1, Witch #2
- Joyce Arrastia as Zingr Witch, Witch #3
- Sunny Sandler as Sunny, the newborn daughter of Wayne and Wanda.
- Libby Thomas Dickey as Libby
- Patrick Harpin as Austrian Boy
- Craig Kellman as Mr. Hydraberg
- Jaime Camil as El Chupacabra
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation was released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 9, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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The People's Choice Awards nominated the film in the category "Favorite Family Movie".
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On February 26, 2019, Sony Pictures Animation announced that a fourth film is in development and will be released on December 21, 2021.
