Hotel Transylvania
Seen it?2012 | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 4 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and families. If you loved ParaNorman, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$358 million worldwide on a $85 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 386K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Selena GomezMavis Dracula (voice)
- Adam SandlerCount Dracula (voice)
- Andy SambergJonathan Loughran (voice)
- Kevin JamesFrankenstein (voice)
- Fran DrescherEunice (voice)
- Steve BuscemiWayne (voice)
- Molly ShannonWanda (voice)
- David SpadeGriffin (voice)
- Cee Lo GreenMurray the Mummy (voice)
- Jon LovitzQuasimodo Wilson (voice)