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Hotel Transylvania
Created byDex Fischervest[1]
OwnerUniversal Pictures Animation Canada
Years2012–now
Print publications
Graphic novel(s)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series
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Soundtrack(s)

Hotel Transylvania is an American animated media franchise created by official writer Dex Fischervest instead of Todd Durham and produced by Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. It consists of five feature films, four graphic novels, three short films including a short film produced by Disney and Pixar, a flash-animated TV series and a Netflix original, and several video games. The series features an ensemble cast, usually led by the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Keegan-Michael Key, and David Spade among others.

The first film, Hotel Transylvania, was released in September 2012, with five sequels, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, and Hotel Transylvania 5 were released in September 2015, July 2018, January 2022, and March 2024 respectively. The films have received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide against a combined production budget of $245 million. A fourth installment titled Hotel Transylvania: Transformania was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022. A fifth and final installment titled Hotel Transylvania 5 was released on both Netflix and Disney+ on March 13, 2024 which also received mixed reviews from critics as well.

The series focused on the adventures surrounding monsters who reside in the titular Hotel Transylvania, a plaza hotel where monsters can relax and get away from humans due to fear of persecution. Most of the characters are based on or are parodies of the Universal Movie Monsters. Some characters from every generation from movies, TV shows, video games, and more are called “urbriends and twiends” but many of the crossover spin-off characters officially made from a new channel, URBN (or for long, the Universal Reanimated Brilliant Naturals) are released and debuted on parodies from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm Ltd., Disneynature, Disney Junior, 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios, Universal, Universal Pictures Animation Canada, Illumination, Nintendo, Amblin Entertainment, Legendary, The Pokémon Company, Imagine Entertainment, Sony, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Rovio Animation, TriStar Pictures, DreamWorks, Pearl Studio, Warner Bros., Warner Animation Group, WB Animation, DC, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, BRON Creative, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, Spin Master Entertainment, SEGA, Nick Jr., Cartoon Network, Funimation, Adult Swim, Mondo, Lionsgate, Chris D’Angelo Productions, LeapFrog Enterprises, Entertainment ONE, Alliance Atlantis, Miramax Films, Annapurna Pictures, and Point Grey's Sausage Party.

Origin

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Official comedy writer Dex Fischervest came up with the concept of Hotel Transylvania and brought it to Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation.[2]

Films

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Film U.S.
release date 		Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Distributor
Hotel Transylvania September 28th, 2012 Genndy Tartakovsky Peter Baynham & Robert Smigel Todd Durham, Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman Michelle Murdocca Sony Pictures Releasing
Hotel Transylvania 2 September 25th, 2015 Robert Smigel & Adam Sandler
Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation July 13th, 2018 Genndy Tartakovsky & Michael McCullers
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania January 14th, 2022 Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo & Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky Alice Dewey Goldstone Amazon Studios
Hotel Transylvania 5 March 13th, 2024 URBN & DeviantArt Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez Genndy Tartakovsky Dex Fischervest (film director) Universal Pictures

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

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Hotel Transylvania is the first movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on September 28, 2012. It is about a naughty, disgusting human named Jonathan (Andy Samberg), who stumbles upon the hotel and meets with Dracula's teenage daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), and eventually hates her, appeals Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) attempts to keep Johnny away from his daughter-like girlfriend/wife hybrid.

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

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Hotel Transylvania 2 is the second movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on September 25, 2015. It is about Drac and Mavis, who have a vampire son named Dennis. Mavis thinks Hotel Transylvania isn't the right place to raise Dennis and wants to raise him in California. When Dracula is disappointed that Dennis does not have any vampire abilities, he helps his friends make his son a vampire. Things get complicated when Dracula's father Vlad (Mel Brooks) and mother Martha (Alfre Woodard) showed up.

Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (2018)

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Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation is the third movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on July 13, 2018. It is about Johnny falling for Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), a descendant of friendliest monster hunter Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan), while on a cruise ship with his family. They attempt to fight back an evil mountain wyvern-like dragon named Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) from The Hobbit series who plans on to destroy the cruise ship with his gigantic volcano-like iceberg that erupts lava. [3]

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is the fourth movie of the franchise and it was released on streaming through Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022. It is about Dracula, now voiced by Brian Hull, and Johnny teaming up to find a cure to turn themselves back into their old selves before their transformations become permanent.

Hotel Transylvania 5 (2024)

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Hotel Transylvania 5 is the fifth and final movie in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and it was released on March 13, 2024. Dennis wishes to have a new sister who bears a striking reference according to Mavis of a young vampire girl wearing a black latex suit excluding her bare hands named Madison (Sloane Murray). During Vlad's funeral, Martha's nephew Davis (Tom Holland) and niece Eloise (Idina Menzel) keeps in watch of Drac and Mavis's children as their cousins. At last, Eunice has a beautiful new look and give birth to her newborn baby daughter bearing a resemblance of Diamond Destiny from the film Storks named Stacy. Johnny and Ericka get married until they give birth to four newborn children, Joanna (Thalia Tran), Eric (Finn Wolfhard), Jonah (Nick Jonas), and Aaron (Amy Birnbaum). Frank and Eunice's parents, Tank (John Goodman) and Eudora (Kerri Kenney-Silver) came to see a cute baby and reconciles with Frank, Eunice, their son Hank (Gage Munroe) since Hotel Transylvania: The Series and his sister, Frankenlady (Tara Strong) as a new monster family. Dennis and Madison had owned animal pets to give them as their gifts including a red lion named Scorpio belonging to Dracula, an orange tiger named Horizon belonging to Mavis, a shiny orange scorpion named Pepper belonging to Davis, a dark green tarantula named Debbie similar to Lucas the Spider belonging to Eloise, an elephant named Everett who has a crush on Tinkles that belongs to Dennis and Madison, a blue Tyrannosaurus Rex named Tartar from extinction and similar to Rexy from the Jurassic Park franchises belonging to Johnny, a grey Velociraptor named Alex from extinction and similar to the raptor from Jurassic Park belonging to Ericka, and a purple bald eagle named Baldy belonging to Martha. Frank and Eunice had adopted their pet monster dog Poochy Stein, Murray loved a female mummy for the first time and named her Cleopatra (Ginnifer Goodwin) and adopted Pedro (Joseph Motiki) as their son and Tanis (Hayden Panettiere) similar to her from the Scooby-Doo franchises as their daughter alongside with their parents, Imhotep (Tim Curry) and Alicia (Chloe Grace Moretz) with their son, Peter (Jack Boulter) and their adopted pets, an Egyptian cat named Toots and a giant warm-hearted and voracious Egyptian cobra named Sneakers. Winnie (Sadie Sandler) has a crush on Wolfgang (Asher Blinkoff) for the first time while Wally (Huck Milner) and Wilbur (Raymond Ochoa) keep Sunny as their sister before babysitting her. Blobby and his family, his son named Blaby, his pet dog named Bloppy, his wife named Blommy (Eric Jacobson), his daughter named Wendy Blob (Evany Rosen), his father named Mr. Blob (Seth Rogen) (or Bob for short), his sister named Blobette, and their pet puppies whose naming them the Bluppies reunited together as friendship. Griffin (David Spade) and Crystal (Chrissy Teigen) had four new children, their son, 360 (Eli Russell Linnetz) wearing blue-and-black 360 goggles, their daughter, VR (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) wearing pink-and-white VR goggles, their youngest brother, 3D (Asher Blinkoff) wearing 3D glasses, and their baby sister, Goggles wearing white sunglasses with black shades. Joanna had adopted Swampy as her favourite pet, Eric had adopted Diablo as his favourite pet, Jonah had adopted Spike as his favourite pet, and Aaron had adopted Pebbles as his favourite pet. Eunice finally became Dennis's best babysitter/aunt hybrid and uses to smother him for good with her lovely big squishy buttocks. Everyone starts a new family of Hotel Transylvania, their own new home for all guests including a resort and health spa until another evil volcano-sized shadow-black dragon named Mattias (Idris Elba) after Smaug's death uses to drain the entire family with anger and hatred, so it's up to Drac and Mavis to assemble all the characters from movies, TV, and video games to stop Mattias from colouring Earth into a dull black-and-white planet.

Novels

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Three novels of Hotel Transylvania are Kakieland Katastrophe, My Little Monster-Sitter, and Motel Transylvania. A new novel named Drac + Mavis = Drac Love from DeviantArt Comics was made by Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation featuring the characters of URBN since Hotel Transylvania 5 and Tales of the Hotel (2024).

Television series

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A television series based on the film premiered on June 25, 2017, and ended on October 29, 2020.[4] Developed and produced by Nelvana Limited, in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation, the prequel series focused on the 114/115 years of Mavis and her friends at the Hotel Transylvania.[4] Sony Pictures Television handled distribution in the United States, while Nelvana distributed the series outside the United States.[4] It aired on the Disney Channel worldwide.[5]

Netflix original

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Tales of the Hotel is a computer-animated fantasy comedy original both set in Netflix and Disney+ based on the series of Hotel Transylvania premiered on July 8, 2024 developed and produced by Universal Television and Nelvana Limited, in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation and the creators of The Wild Robot and director of Motel Transylvania in 2025, the sequel series focused on Dracula and his wife, Mavis, and their friends at their home, Hotel Transylvania featuring new friends, an African lion named Mufasa (Kevin Michael Richardson) from The Lion King, a black-suited Chinese ninja diva named Ashi (Minnie Driver) from Samurai Jack, their baby daughter Ame who shapeshifts into a wolf and much similar from Wolf Children, Timon (Nathan Lane), a meerkat, Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), a red warthog, Rafiki (Keegan-Michael Key), a wise-cracking old shaman mandrill, Zazu (Rowan Atkinson), a hornbill and Mufasa and Ashi's majordomo, Raichu in Alola Form (Josh Gad) from the Pokémon series, Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Mario’s brother, Yoshi (Kevin Hart), a green dinosaur, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), Peach’s assistant, Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen), a gorilla from the Donkey Kong franchises, Bowser (Jack Black), the King Koopa and his wife, Rosalina (Sigourney Weaver) since The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Kirby (Makiko Ohmoto), Meta Knight (Bill Fagerbakke), King Dedede (Nick Kroll), and Bandana Dee from the Kirby series, Rintoo (Jack Samson), an anthropomorphic tiger cub and his beloved anti-hero mother, Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock) from the movie Minions who cares and embraces Rintoo as her son, Balto (Kevin Bacon), Scarlet’s pet wolfdog and Rintoo’s adopted father, Dog (Peter Sohn) & Duck (Jon Lovitz) of the Duck Hunt video game, Bowser Jr. (Caety Sagoian) in his Koopa Clown Car since his first appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U, Majin Buu (Charlie Day), a pink fat guy with a penis-like horn on his head and wears a purple cape and was from the Dragon Ball Z anime series, Millicent and Damien (Yuki Tsuji), the orange and blue Inklings from the Splatoon video game, Rex (John Goodman), the Tyrannosaurus Rex from We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Tiger (Keegan-Michael Key), the orange cat from the An American Tail series, Hugo (Bronson Pinchot), the yellow koala-like mammal of the jungle, Jeremy (Keegan-Michael Key), the black crow from The Secret of NIMH and his mate, Scuttle (Awkwafina), a Northern gannet from the live-action film The Little Mermaid, Charlie Barkin (Charlie Sheen), the German Shepherd from the All Dogs Go to Heaven series, Kimiko Tohomiko (Grey DeLisle), the Xiaolin Dragon of Fire from Xiaolin Showdown, Snake Jafar (Kathy Zielinski), the giant red cobra and Kimiko's pet from the original Aladdin movie, Pythor P. Chumsworth (Michael Dobson), the friendly Anacondrai of the Ninjago series and his best friend, Lloyd (Jillian Michaels) and Skales (Ian James Corlett) who really want to become friends like him, Edvard (Alexander Polinsky), the anthropomorphic teenage tick and his father, Count Tickula (Maurice LaMarche) from Turbo FAST, Ash Ketchum (Sarah Natochenny), a Pokémon trainer and his partner, Pikachu (Ikue Otani) and his Pokémon; Dragonite (Bill Fagerbakke), Gengar (Jon Lovitz), Lucario (Nolan North), Sirfetch'd (Michael York), and Dracovish (Jim Cummings), Goh (Zeno Robinson), Ash’s brother and his partner, Mew (Koichi Yamadera) and his Pokémon; Cinderace (Nolan North), Inteleon (Steve Buscemi), Rillaboom (Vin Diesel), and Suicune (Kevin Michael Richardson), Chloe (Cherami Leigh) and her newly-evolved Boltund and Jolteon, Jessie (Michele Knotz) and James (Ty Burrell) with their Pokémon; Wobbuffet (Kayzie Rogers), Seviper (Bill Rogers), Yanmega (Kiyotaka Furushima), Swoobat (Michele Knotz), Jellicent (Kayzie Rogers), Gourgeist (Haven Paschall), Mimikyu (Howie Mandel), Mime Jr. (Kayzie Rogers), Cacturne (Billy Beach), Carnivine (Billy Beach), Cofagrigus (Alejandro Saab), Amoonguss (Eli James), Malamar (Marc Thompson), Toxapex (Frank Welker), and Morpeko (Megan Hollingshead), and Meowth (Tom Kenny) of Team Rocket from Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Ice Age’s Manny (Ray Romano), a woolly mammoth, Sid (John Leguizamo), a ground sloth, Diego (Denis Leary), a sabertooth tiger, Ellie (Queen Latifah), Manny’s mate, Shira (Jennifer Lopez), Diego’s mate, Crash (Sean William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck), two possums, Buck (Simon Pegg), a wise-cracking one-eyed dinosaur-whispering weasel and his buddies, Gavin (Nick Offerman), Gertie (Stephanie Beatriz), and Roger (Max Greenfield), the three dromaeosaurs known as the “dino-birds” including a funny saber-tooth squirrel named Scrat (Chris Wedge) who attempts to try to get his acorn, Frozen’s Elsa (Idina Menzel), a lovable snow queen and her pets, Bruni, a fire salamander, and Spirit, a kiger mustang from Spirit Untamed, Melman (David Schwimmer), their favourite reticulated giraffe from Madagascar, Incredibles 2’s Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) and her lovable son, Dash (Huck Milner), Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (Jim Cummings) from the Winnie the Pooh series based on the stories of A.A. Milne, and the Addams Family known as Gomez (Oscar Isaac), Morticia (Charlize Theron), Wednesday (Chloe Grace Moretz), Pennywise (Rob Paulsen), the clown from the film It, Pugsley (Finn Wolfhard), Ophelia (Cherami Leigh) who is about to become shapeshifted into a pig, Fester (Nick Kroll), Margaux (Allison Janney), Fester’s mate, Parker (Elsie Fisher), Fester and Margaux’s adopted daughter, Cousin Itt (Snoop Dogg), Grandmama (Bette Midler), Lurch (Conrad Vernon), Thing, a hand, Kitty Kat the lion, and Socrates the small red octopus, Snowball (Kevin Hart), a rabbit who became a superhero from The Secret Life of Pets, Mickey Mouse (Chris Diamantopoulos) and Donald Duck (Tony Anselmo), Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer), a blue car from Cars 3, B.O.B. (Seth Rogen), a blue blob from Monsters vs. Aliens, Jithu (De La Ghetto), a green anaconda from the movie Koati, Ron (Zach Galifianakis), a B-bot from the movie Ron's Gone Wrong, Ducky (Keegan-Michael Key) & Bunny (Jordan Peele), two stuffed animals from Toy Story 4, Grunior (Steve Carell) from Minions: The Rise of Gru, Rathalos (Will Arnett), a flying wyvern-like dragon from Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On, and finally, Santa Claus (John Ratzenberger) who debuted in the times of Christmas. But most of all, new friends from the movie Back to the Outback, Luca, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Jurassic World Dominion, Turning Red, Elemental, The Bad Guys, Wish Dragon, Raya and the Last Dragon, Monsters at Work, The Croods: A New Age, Coco, Big Hero 6, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, SEGA’s favourite film sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, PJ Masks, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, DC Super Hero Girls, and Godzilla vs. Kong were Maddie (Isla Fisher), a blue Inland taipan snake, Pretty Boy (Tim Minchin), a koala bear, Frank (Guy Pearce), a purple funnel-web spider, Zoe (Miranda Tapsell), a dark grey thorny devil, Nigel (Angus Imrie), an orange marbled scorpion, Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and his mate, Daniela Paguro (Maya Rudolph) from the spin-off short Luca Danuro alongside with a new conscience, Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds), Spear (Aaron LaPlante), a spoken Neanderthal caveman who had survived his death, Mira (Laëtitia Eïdo), a virtuous Arabic English-speaking human and Spear’s mate, Ciara (Lilah Tartakovsky) and Milo (Tom Attenborough), Spear and Mira’s children, Pearl, Spear and Mira’s baby daughter, Fang, a teal female Tyrannosaurus Rex and Spear’s mount, Red, a red and grey male Tyrannosaurus Rex, Fang’s mate, and Mira’s mount who had came back from death, Stripes and Horn, two T-Rexes and Fang and Red’s grown-up children since “Echoes of Eternity” and Ciara and Milo’s mounts, Jaw and Tooth, two baby T-Rexes and Stripes and Horn’s children that like to play with Pearl, Rexy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex who is the king of Isla Nublar in Jurassic World, Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chang), a 13-year-old girl who poofs into a giant red panda and her sisterly mother, Ming Lee (Sandra Oh), making buddies with Mei Lee and deliberately poofs into a giant red panda like her, Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis), a fire element girl and her boyfriend, Wade Ripple (Mamondou Athie), a water element man, Clod (Mason Wertheimer), an earth element boy and Ember and Wade’s adopted son, and Gale Cumulus (Wendi McLendon-Covey), an air element with a big personality and Ember, Wade, and Clod's adopted mother, five anthropomorphic animals, Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), a gray wolf, Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), a snake, Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), a great white shark, Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), a red-bellied piranha, and Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), a tarantula, alongside with two companion wives, Diane Foxington (Zazie Beetz), a red fox known as the Crimson Paw, and Misty Luggins (Alex Borstein), a female warm-hearted dream-loving human chief of police who is determined to keep the villains from previous films and TV shows from this film, Long (John Cho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes and his mate, Sisu (Awkwafina), a last dragon of water and rain powers, Sulley (John Goodman), Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), Boo (Mary Gibbs), Celia Mae (Jennifer Tilly), Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), Val Little (Mindy Kaling), Fritz (Henry Winkler), Duncan (Lucas Neff), and Cutter (Alanna Ubach) of the Monsters Inc. Facilities Team, Eep (Emma Stone) and Grug Crood (Nicolas Cage) with their pet death cat named Chunky, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) and his parents, Ernesto (Benjamin Bratt) and Imelda (Alanna Ubach), his brother, Héctor (Gael Garcia Bernal), and his pets, Dante the dog and Pepita the Alebrije, Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), GoGo Tomago (Jamie Chung), and Baymax (Scott Adsit), Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly), Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman), Yesss (Taraji P. Henson), Shank (Gal Gadot), Lieutenant Kai Tana (Uzo Aduba), Sonic the Hedgehog (Ben Schwartz) and his companions, Tails Miles Prower (Colleen O'Shaughnessey), Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba), and Shadow the Hedgehog (Sean Schemmel), Catboy (Jacob Ewaniuk) and his mate, Owlette (Addison Holley), Gekko (Kyle Harrison Breitkopf) and his mate, Octobella (Michela Luci), Romeo (Callum Shoniker) and his mate, Luna Girl (Brianna D'Aguanno), and finally, Night Ninja (Trek Buccino) and his mate, Batarina (Addison Holley), Spidey (Benjamin Valic) and his mate, Ghost-Spider (Lily Sanfelippo), Spin (Jakari Fraser) and his mate, Ms. Marvel (Sandra Saad), TRACE-E (Dee Bradley Baker), TWIRL-E (Nora Wyman), and TWIST-E (Dee Bradley Baker), Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor), Agatha Gillman (Toni Collette), and Grandmamah (Jane Fonda), the three kraken sisters, Rex Dangervest (Chris Pratt) and his mate, Sweet Mayhem (Stephanie Beatriz) with their mother, Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi (Tiffany Haddish), Ladybug (Cristina Vee) and her counterpart, Tikki (Mela Lee), Cat Noir (Bryce Papenbrook), Ladybug’s crush and his counterpart, Plagg (Max Mittelman), Cheetah (Tara Strong), Godzilla, and King Kong. Together, they're some called the DuckHuntAl’OrangeStudios2024 and MegaKabuterimania squad since Super Smash Bros. Melee, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Once Upon a Studio. While Vlad was back from the dead, seven newcomers, Balam (Joe Manganiello), a black jaguar, Simba (Matthew Broderick), a lion, Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong), a winged unicorn from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny), a sea sponge from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, Bambi (Steve Buscemi), a big strong deer from Bambi: The Reckoning, Otin (Weruche Opia), an Africanfuturism lizard from Iwájú, and Morag (Michelle Gomez), the huge-butted woman from The Loud House Movie while they run Hotel Transylvania and Drac and all his friends move to a futuristic paradise on an ultraplane to Hotel Transylvaniverse, a hybrid hotel including a shopping mall, a supermarket, a swimming pool, a movie theater, a restaurant, a hotel, a lodge, a golf course, a zoo, an arcade that they played video games to save up money, a toy store, a gift shop, an aquarium, a museum, a library, and a resort so they make room for all of them. Hotel Transylvaniverse is in locations of Canada and Florida here in a location, Urbanwood better than Transylvania is where Johnny, Ericka, Wolfgang and Winnie, Joanna, Eric, Jonah, and Aaron, Tartar, and Alex must be left here in this hotel in Transylvania where Vlad and his ancestors lived after they bid farewell to Dracula, Mavis, Dennis, Madison, and the others as they all live in their paradise in Urbanwood as their home sweet home.

Short films

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Goodnight Mr. Foot (2012)

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Goodnight Mr. Foot is a traditionally animated short film based on Hotel Transylvania, featuring Bigfoot from the film. Premiering in time for Halloween, on October 26, 2012, the short was shown exclusively in Regal Entertainment Group Cinemas, before the theatrical shows of Hotel Transylvania. As Sony Pictures Animation's first traditionally animated film, it was written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky himself, who also animated the short with the help of Rough Draft Studios. Animated in the style of Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, and Chuck Jones,[6] Tartakovsky created the short in four weeks during the final production stages of the main film.[7]

Taking place before the events of Hotel Transylvania, the short stars Bigfoot, whose rest in Hotel Transylvania is being constantly disturbed by an overly enthusiastic witch maid.[6]

Puppy! (2017)

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Puppy! is a CG-animated fantasy comedy short film based on Hotel Transylvania, featuring Dennis (voiced by Asher Blinkoff) from Hotel Transylvania 2, with the additional voices of Selena Gomez, reprising her role as Mavis, Adam Sandler as Dracula, and Andy Samberg as Jonathan. The film was written and directed by veteran director of the Hotel Transylvania movies, Genndy Tartakovsky, and was shown in theaters alongside The Emoji Movie, which was released in the United States on July 28, 2017.[8] The film is set in the hotel, as Dennis convinces Dracula to give him a monster-sized puppy named Tinkles, and the hotel learns to cope with it.[9] The short is a sneak preview of the third film, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, which was released on July 13, 2018.

Monster Pets (2021)

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Monster Pets is a Hotel Transylvania short film, featuring Dracula trying to find a pet companion for his lively puppy, Tinkles.[10] The short was played exclusively at Cinemark Theatres on the weekend following April 1, 2021, before select PG-rated films, and was released online on April 9, 2021.[10] It was directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon, written by Kluska and produced by Christian Roedel. The short marked the first time that Adam Sandler did not return to voice Dracula and was replaced by voice actor Brian Hull.[10] Hull would reprise the role in the film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.

Luca Danuro (2024)

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Luca Danuro is a Luca spin-off short starring Luca (Jacob Tremblay) and his sisterly mother, Daniela (Maya Rudolph) who fall in love and kissing together while living in both surfaces, the sea as sea monsters and the land as humans. Together, they attempted to kill the giant, fierce, and vicious bloodthirsty great white shark named Butch with a scar on his face who previously killed Luca and Daniela's parents, Lorenzo (Jim Gaffigan) and Grandma (Sandy Martin) when they were babies but they escaped, fleeing from home but Butch is similar to the shark from the movie Jaws. They have to stop the shark from terrorizing the poor citizens of Portorosso into disastrous chaos. The only way to kill Butch is to shoot the oxygen tank in his jaws with a gun by exploding into blood, guts, gore, and remains of the dead shark.

The short was played exclusively at Cinemark Theatres on the weekend following January 1, 2024, before select PG-rated films. Disney and Pixar owns Universal Pictures to develop Luca Danuro officially streaming now in theatres this New Year's Day and on January 2, 2024 on YouTube, Disney+, and Netflix.

Reception

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Box office performance

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Film Release Date Box Office Gross All Time Ranking Budget (millions) References
Domestic Foreign Worldwide Domestic Worldwide
Hotel Transylvania September 28, 2012 $148,313,048 $210,062,555 $358,375,603 359 339 $85 [11]
Hotel Transylvania 2 September 25, 2015 $169,700,110 $305,099,890 $474,800,000 282 215 $80 [12]
Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation July 13, 2018 $167,510,016 $361,073,758 $528,583,774 290 187 $65–80 [13][14]
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania January 30, 2022 $169,510,120 $400,098,100 $658,120,000 362 228 $95 n/a
Hotel Transylvania 5 March 13, 2024 Free Free Free Free Free Free n/a
Total $485,523,174 $876,236,203 $1,361,759,377 23 16 $245 [15]

Critical and public response

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Hotel Transylvania 44% (144 reviews)[16] 47 (32 reviews)[17] A-[18][19]
Hotel Transylvania 2 55% (110 reviews)[20] 44 (24 reviews)[21] A-[22][19]
Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation 62% (119 reviews)[23] 54 (23 reviews)[24] A-[25][19]
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 49% (77 reviews)[26] 46 (15 reviews)[27] N/A
Hotel Transylvania 5 50% (120 reviews) 48% (99 reviews) A+

Cast and characters

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See also: List of Hotel Transylvania characters
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Characters Films Short films Television series Video games
Hotel Transylvania Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Hotel Transylvania 5 Goodnight Mr. Foot Puppy! Monster Pets Luca Danuro Hotel Transylvania: The Series Tales of the Hotel Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures Dracula and Mavis’s Lovely Adventures
Season 1 Season 2
Count Dracula Adam Sandler Brian Hull Adam Sandler Silent role Adam Sandler Brian Hull David Berni Ivan Sherry Adam Sandler Brock Powell Brian Hull Adam Sandler
Mavis Dracula Selena Gomez Selena Gomez Selena Gomez Selena Gomez Selena Gomez Bryn McAuley Selena Gomez Mellissa Sturm Selena Gomez
Sadie Sandler Victoria Gomez
Jonathan "Johnny" Loughran Andy Samberg Andy Samberg Andy Samberg Brian T. Stevenson Danny Gendron Andy Samberg
Frank Kevin James Brad Abrell Paul Braunstein Kevin James Danny Gendron Brad Abrell Kevin James
Wayne Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi Michael Buescemi Steve Buscemi
Murray CeeLo Green Keegan-Michael Key Keegan-Michael Key Kyle Chapple Keegan-Michael Key
Griffin David Spade David Spade Daniel Bonjour David Spade
Eunice Fran Drescher N/A Fran Drescher Fran Drescher
Wanda Molly Shannon Molly Shannon Molly Shannon Molly Shannon
Winnie Sadie Sandler Zoe Berri Sadie Sandler Sadie Sandler Silent role Zoe Berri Sadie Sandler
Blobby Silent role Jonny Solomon Genndy Tartakovsky Silent cameo Silent cameo Genndy Tartakovsky Silent role Genndy Tartakovsky
Bigfoot Silent role Corey Burton Silent cameo Silent role
Fly Chris Parnell Silent role
Quasimodo Wilson Jon Lovitz Scott McCord Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
Martha Dracula
Dracula's Mother 		Jackie Sandler Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard
Dennis Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff Silent role Asher Blinkoff
Sunny Sandler
Mike Loughran Nick Offerman
Linda Loughran Megan Mullally
Vlad Dracula
Dracula's Father 		Mel Brooks Mel Brooks Mel Brooks
Dana Dana Carvey
Bela Rob Riggle Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
Brandon
Kakie 		Chris Kattan
Kelsey Nick Swardson Michelle Murdocca Silent role
Ericka Loughran
née Van Helsing 		Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Hahn Julianne Buescher Kathryn Hahn
Professor Abraham Van Helsing Jim Gaffigan Jim Gaffigan Jim Gaffigan
Stan Chris Parnell
Kraken Joe Jonas
Crystal Silent role Chrissy Teigen Chrissy Teigen Chrissy Teigen Chrissy Teigen
Tinkles Joe Whyte Silent role Joe Whyte Derek Drymon Joe Whyte Joe Whyte
Puppy Blobby Genndy Tartakovsky Silent cameo Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky
Party Monster Richard "Ninja" Blevins
Toots Jennifer Kluska Jennifer Kluska Jennifer Kluska
Aunt Lydia Dan Chameroy Jenifer Lewis Jenifer Lewis
Wendy Blob Evany Rosen Evany Rosen Evany Rosen
Hank N. Stein Gage Munroe Gage Munroe Gage Munroe
Pedro Joseph Motiki Joseph Motiki Joseph Motiki
Uncle Gene Patrick McKenna
Klaus Carter Hayden
Davis Tom Holland Tom Holland Tom Holland
Eloise Idina Menzel Idina Menzel Idina Menzel
Madison Sloane Murray Sloane Murray Sloane Murray
Joanna Loughran
née Van Helsing 		Emily Hahn Emily Hahn Emily Hahn
Eric Loughran
née Van Helsing 		Finn Wolfhard Finn Wolfhard Finn Wolfhard
Jonah Loughran
née Van Helsing 		Nick Jonas Nick Jonas Nick Jonas
Aaron Loughran
née Van Helsing 		Amy Birnbaum Amy Birnbaum Amy Birnbaum
Frankenlady Tara Strong Tara Strong Tara Strong Tara Strong
Tank John Goodman John Goodman John Goodman
Eudora Kerri Kenney-Silver Kerri Kenney-Silver Kerri Kenney-Silver
Wolfgang Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff
Wally Silent role Huck Milner Huck Milner Huck Milner
Wilbur Silent role Raymond Ochoa Raymond Ochoa Raymond Ochoa
Cleopatra Silent role Ginnifer Goodwin Ginnifer Goodwin Ginnifer Goodwin
Tanis Hayden Panettiere Hayden Panettiere Hayden Panettiere
Shonda Allison Janney Allison Janney Allison Janney
Imhotep Tim Curry Tim Curry Tim Curry
Alicia Chloe Grace Moretz Chloe Grace Moretz Chloe Grace Moretz
Peter Tom Wheatley Tom Wheatley Tom Wheatley
360 Eli Russell Linnetz Eli Russell Linnetz Eli Russell Linnetz
VR Ravi Cabot-Conyers Ravi Cabot-Conyers Ravi Cabot-Conyers
3D Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff Asher Blinkoff
Blaby Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky
Blommy Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson
Mr. Blob Seth Rogen Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Mattias Idris Elba
Smaug Benedict Cumberbatch
Daniel Fischer Sean Schemmel Sean Schemmel Sean Schemmel
Genndy Tartakovsky Albert Brooks Albert Brooks
Mufasa Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson
Ashi Minnie Driver Minnie Driver
Timon Nathan Lane Nathan Lane
Pumbaa Ernie Sabella Ernie Sabella
Rafiki Keegan-Michael Key Keegan-Michael Key
Zazu Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson
Raichu
Alola Form 		Josh Gad Josh Gad
Mario Chris Pratt Chris Pratt
Luigi Charlie Day Charlie Day
Yoshi Kevin Hart Kevin Hart
Princess Peach Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy
Toad Keegan-Michael Key Keegan-Michael Key
Donkey Kong Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Bowser Jack Black Jack Black
Rosalina Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver
Kirby Makiko Ohmoto Makiko Ohmoto
Meta Knight Bill Fagerbakke Bill Fagerbakke
King Dedede Nick Kroll Nick Kroll
Rintoo Jack Samson Jack Samson
Scarlet Overkill Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock
Balto Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon
Dog Peter Sohn Peter Sohn
Duck Jon Lovitz Jon Lovitz
Bowser Jr. Caety Sagoian Caety Sagoian
Majin Buu Charlie Day Charlie Day
Millicent Yuki Tsuji Yuki Tsuji
Damien Yuki Tsuji Yuk Tsuji
Rex John Goodman John Goodman
Tiger Dom DeLuise’s archival recording voices Dom DeLuise’s archival recording voices
Hugo Bronson Pinchot Bronson Pinchot
Jeremy Dom DeLuise’s archival recording voices Dom DeLuise’s archival recording voices
Scuttle Awkwafina Awkwafina
Charlie Barkin Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen
Kimiko Tohomiko Grey DeLisle Grey DeLisle
Snake Jafar Kathy Zielinski Kathy Zielinski
Pythor Michael Dobson Michael Dobson
Lloyd Jillian Michaels Jillian Michaels
Skales Ian James Corlett Ian James Corlett
Edvard Alexander Polinsky Alexander Polinsky
Count Tickula Maurice LaMarche Maurice LaMarche
Ash Ketchum Sarah Natochenny Sarah Natochenny
Pikachu Ikue Otani Ikue Otani
Dragonite Bill Fagerbakke Bill Fagerbakke
Gengar Jon Lovitz Jon Lovitz
Lucario Nolan North Nolan North
Sirfetch’d Michael York Michael York
Dracovish Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
Goh Zeno Robinson Zeno Robinson
Mew Koichi Yamadera Koichi Yamadera
Cinderace Nolan North Nolan North
Inteleon Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi
Rillaboom Vin Diesel Vin Diesel
Suicune Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson
Chloe Cherami Leigh Cherami Leigh
Jessie Michele Knotz Michele Knotz
James Matt Berry Matt Berry
Wobbuffet Kayzie Rogers Kayzie Rogers
Seviper Bill Rogers Bill Rogers
Yanmega Kiyotaka Furushima Kiyotaka Furushima
Swoobat Michele Knotz Michele Knotz
Jellicent Kayzie Rogers Kayzie Rogers
Gourgeist Haven Paschall Haven Paschall
Mimikyu Howie Mandel Howie Mandel
Mime Jr. Kayzie Rogers Kayzie Rogers
Cacturne Billy Beach Billy Beach
Carnivine Billy Beach Billy Beach
Cofagrigus Alejandro Saab Alejandro Saab
Amoonguss Eli James Eli James
Malamar Marc Thompson Marc Thompson
Toxapex Carter Cathcart Carter Cathcart
Morpeko Megan Hollingshead Megan Hollingshead
Meowth Tom Kenny Tom Kenny
Manny Ray Romano Ray Romano
Sid John Leguizamo John Leguizamo
Diego Denis Leary Denis Leary
Ellie Queen Latifah Queen Latifah
Shira Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez
Crash Sean William Scott Sean William Scott
Eddie Josh Peck Josh Peck
Buck Simon Pegg Simon Pegg
Gavin Nick Offerman Nick Offerman
Gertie Stephanie Beatriz Stephanie Beatriz
Roger Max Greenfield Max Greenfield
Scrat Chris Wedge Chris Wedge
Elsa Idina Menzel Idina Menzel
Melman David Schwimmer David Schwimmer
Elastigirl Holly Hunter Holly Hunter
Dash Huck Milner Huck Milner
Winnie the Pooh Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
Tigger Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
Gomez Addams Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac
Morticia Addams Charlize Theron Charlize Theron
Wednesday Addams Chloe Grace Moretz Chloe Grace Moretz
Pennywise Rob Paulsen Rob Paulsen
Pugsley Addams Finn Wolfhard Finn Wolfhard
Ophelia Strange Cherami Leigh Cherami Leigh
Fester Addams Nick Kroll Nick Kroll
Margaux Needler Allison Janney Allison Janney
Parker Needler Elsie Fisher Elsie Fisher
Cousin Itt Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg
Grandmama Addams Bette Midler Bette Midler
Lurch Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon
Snowball Kevin Hart Kevin Hart
Mickey Mouse Chris Diamantopoulos Chris Diamantopoulos
Donald Duck Tony Anselmo Tony Anselmo
Jackson Storm Armie Hammer Armie Hammer
B.O.B. Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Jithu Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Ron Zach Galifianakis Zach Galifianakis
Ducky Keegan-Michael Key Keegan-Michael Key
Bunny Jordan Peele Jordan Peele
Grunior Steve Carell Steve Carell
Rathalos Will Arnett Will Arnett
Santa Claus John Ratzenberger John Ratzenberger
Maddie Isla Fisher Isla Fisher
Pretty Boy Tim Minchin Tim Minchin
Frank Guy Pearce Guy Pearce
Zoe Miranda Tapsell Miranda Tapsell
Nigel Angus Imrie Angus Imrie
Luca Paguro Jacob Tremblay Jacob Tremblay Jacob Tremblay
Daniela Paguro Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph
Detective Pikachu Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds
Spear Aaron LaMarche Aaron LaMarche
Mira Laëtitia Eïdo Laëtitia Eïdo
Ciara Lilah Tartakovsky Lilah Tartakovsky
Milo Tom Attenborough Tom Attenborough
Meilin “Mei” Lee Rosalie Chang Rosalie Chang
Ming Lee Sandra Oh Sandra Oh
Ember Lumen Leah Lewis Leah Lewis
Wade Ripple Mamoundou Athie Mamoundou Athie
Clod Mason Wertheimer Mason Wertheimer
Gale Cumulus Wendi McLendon-Covey Wendi McLendon-Covey
Mr. Wolf Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell
Mr. Snake Marc Maron Marc Maron
Mr. Shark Craig Robinson Craig Robinson
Mr. Piranha Anthony Ramos Anthony Ramos
Ms. Tarantula Awkwafina Awkwafina
Diane Foxington (Crimson Paw) Zazie Beetz Zazie Beetz
Misty Luggins Alex Borstein Alex Borstein
Long John Cho John Cho
Sisu Awkwafina Awkwafina
James P. Sullivan John Goodman John Goodman
Mike Wazowski Billy Crystal Billy Crystal
Boo Mary Gibbs Mary Gibbs
Celia Mae Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly
Randall Boggs Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi
Tylor Tuskmon Ben Feldman Ben Feldman
Val Little Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling
Fritz Henry Winkler Henry Winkler
Duncan Lucas Neff Lucas Neff
Cutter Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach
Eep Crood Emma Stone Emma Stone
Grug Crood Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage
Miguel Rivera Anthony Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez
Ernesto de la Cruz Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt
Imelda Rivera Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach
Héctor Rivera Gael Garcia Bernal Gael Garcia Bernal
Hiro Hamada Ryan Potter Ryan Potter
GoGo Tomago Jamie Chung Jamie Chung
Baymax Scott Adsit Scott Adsit
Wreck-It Ralph John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
Vanellope von Schweetz Sarah Silverman Sarah Silverman
Yesss Taraji P. Henson Taraji P. Henson
Shank Gal Gadot Gal Gadot
Lt. Kai Tana Uzo Aduba Uzo Aduba
Sonic the Hedgehog Ben Schwartz Ben Schwartz
Tails Miles Prower Colleen O'Shaughnessey Colleen O’Shaughnessey
Knuckles the Echidna Idris Elba Idris Elba
Shadow the Hedgehog Sean Schemmel Sean Schemmel
Catboy Jacob Ewaniuk Jacob Ewaniuk
Owlette Addison Holley Addison Holley
Gekko Kyle Harrison Breitkopf Kyle Harrison Breitkopf
Octobella Michela Luci Michela Luci
Romeo Callum Shoniker Callum Shoniker
Luna Girl Brianna D’Aguanno Brianna D’Aguanno
Night Ninja Trek Buccino Trek Buccino
Batarina Addison Holley Addison Holley
Spidey Benjamin Valic Benjamin Valic
Ghost-Spider Lily Sanfelippo Lily Sanfelippo
Spin Jakari Fraser Jakari Fraser
Ms. Marvel Sandra Saad Sandra Saad
TRACE-E Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker
TWIRL-E Nora Wyman Nora Wyman
TWIST-E Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker
Ruby Gillman Lana Condor Lana Condor
Agatha Gillman Toni Collette Toni Collette
Grandmamah Jane Fonda Jane Fonda
Rex Dangervest Chris Pratt Chris Pratt
Sweet Mayhem Stephanie Beatriz Stephanie Beatriz
Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi Tiffany Haddish Tiffany Haddish
Ladybug Cristina Vee Cristina Vee
Tikki Mela Lee Mela Lee
Cat Noir Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Papenbrook
Plagg Max Mittelman Max Mittelman
Cheetah Tara Strong Tara Strong
Balam Joe Manganiello Joe Manganiello
Simba Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick
Twilight Sparkle Tara Strong Tara Strong
SpongeBob SquarePants Tom Kenny Tom Kenny
Bambi Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi
Otin Weruche Opia Weruche Opia
Morag Michelle Gomez Michelle Gomez
Lorenzo Paguro Jim Gaffigan
Grandma Paguro Sandy Martin
  • A grey cell indicates character did not appear in that medium.

Crew

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Role Films Television series
Hotel Transylvania Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Hotel Transylvania 5 Hotel Transylvania: The Series Tales of the Hotel (2024)
Director Genndy Tartakovsky Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska URBN & DeviantArt Robin Budd Dex Fischervest & DeviantArt
Producer Michelle Murdocca Alice Dewey Goldstone Dex Fischervest Jane Crawford Walt Disney
Co-producer(s) Lydia Bottegoni Skye Lyons Carey A. Smith Ryan Gilleland Shigeru Miyamoto N/A Steven Spielberg
Executive producer(s) Adam Sandler
Robert Smigel
Allen Covert 		Adam Sandler
Robert Smigel
Allen Covert
Ben Waisbren 		N/A Genndy Tartakovsky
Michelle Murdocca
Selena Gomez
Dex Fischervest 		Genndy Tartakovsky Rick Mischel
Scott Dyer
Irene Weibel 		Derek Drymon
Writer(s) Peter Baynham
Robert Smigel
Todd Durham
Dan Hageman
Kevin Hageman 		Robert Smigel
Adam Sandler 		Genndy Tartakovsky[28]
Michael McCullers |
Amos Vernon
Nunzio Randazzo
Dex Fischervest
Genndy Tartakovsky[29] 		Brian Hull
Selena Gomez
Walt Disney
Steven Spielberg
Colin Trevorrow
Daniel Fischer
Shigeru Miyamoto 		Various Colin Trevorrow
Composer(s) Mark Mothersbaugh Suggestive Music Stephen Skratt
Asher Lenz 		Suggestive Music
Editor(s) Catherine Apple Joyce Arrastia Lynn Hobson[30] DeviantArt YouTube N/A
Production Companies Sony Pictures Animation Sony Pictures Animation
LStar Capital
MRC 		Sony Pictures Animation
MRC 		URBN Sony Pictures Animation Alliance Atlantis
Distributor Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing 		Amazon Studios Universal Pictures Sony Pictures Television Universal Television

Video games

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A social game based on the film, titled Hotel Transylvania Social Game and made by Sony Pictures Interactive, was released on August 15, 2012. The game allows players to create their own Hotel Transylvania, where they must take care of the hotel's guests.[31] Another video game, titled Hotel Transylvania, developed by WayForward Technologies and published by GameMill Entertainment, was released on September 18, 2012, for Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS at retail.[32][33] The Nintendo 3DS version of the game was also released digitally in the Nintendo eShop in North America on November 15, 2012.[34] A mobile game, titled Hotel Transylvania Dash, developed by Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. and PlayFirst, was released to iTunes App Store on September 20, 2012. The game is a variation of Hotel Dash and features the film's art and characters.[35] A mobile digital storybook app, titled Hotel Transylvania BooClips Deluxe, developed by Castle Builders and Sony Pictures Animation, was released on the iTunes App Store, Nook Store, Google Play for Android, iBookstore, Microsoft's Metro, and for PC and Mac via BooClips, both in English and in Spanish, on September 20, 2012.[36] A third video game based on Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Hotel Transylvania 3 Monsters Overboard, published by Outright Games, was released on July 13, 2018.[37] A video game based on the franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures, developed by Drakhar Studio and published by Outright Games, was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One on March 11, 2022. A video game based on Hotel Transylvania starring Dracula and Mavis featuring the rest of the characters of Hotel Transylvania and the urbriends and twiends of URBN, Dracula and Mavis's Lovely Adventures, developed by Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and published by Nintendo and Projectier Inc., will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Wii R, Nintendo DRAG, and Nintendo DRAG Mega on December 25th, 2024 and for Nintendo Switch 2 on March 13th, 2025.

Theme park attractions

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In December 2016, a dark ride based on the franchise opened at Motiongate Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[38] In April 2021, another ride based on the film series opened at Dream Island in Moscow, Russia.[39] In October 2021, a new themed-land, based on the film franchise, opened at Columbia Pictures Aquaverse in Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand.[40] In October 2024, Canada's Wonderland has Halloween Haunt removed into Hotel Transylvania Land based on Hotel Transylvania 5 to have the newest attractions, rides, and shops. This includes the new ride since Wonder Mountain's Guardian became Hotel Transylvania: The Rise of Mattias and Smaug as an interactive 360 video game adventure ride.

References

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