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{{short description|American animated media franchise}}

{{About|the American media franchise|the film|Hotel Transylvania (film){{!}}Hotel Transylvania (film)}}

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{{Infobox media franchise

| title = Hotel Transylvania

| image = Image:Hotel Transylvania logo.svg

| creator = Todd Durham{{Cite web|url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2012/hotel_transylvania/notes.pdf|title=Columbia Pictures Press Kit - Hotel Transylvania|access-date=2017-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222034223/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2012/hotel_transylvania/notes.pdf|archive-date=2012-12-22|url-status=dead}}

| owner = Sony Pictures Animation

| years = 2012–present

| films = {{Plainlist|

}}

| graphic_novels = {{Plainlist|

  • Kakieland Katastrophe (2017)
  • My Little Monster-Sitter (2018)
  • Motel Transylvania (2018)

}}

| shorts = {{Plainlist|

  • Goodnight Mr. Foot (2012)
  • Puppy! (2017)
  • Monster Pets (2021)

}}

| atv = {{Plainlist|

}}

| plays =

| vgs = List of video games

| soundtracks = {{Plainlist|

}}

| attractions = List of attractions

}}

Hotel Transylvania is an American media franchise created by Todd Durham and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It consists of four animated feature films, three short films, an animated television series, and several video games.

The first film, Hotel Transylvania, was released in September 2012, with two sequels, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, released in September 2015 and July 2018, 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 and final feature film titled Hotel Transylvania: Transformania was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022, which also received mixed reviews from critics. The series focuses on the adventures surrounding monsters who reside in the titular plaza hotel where they can relax and get away from humans due to fear of persecution.

Origin

Comedy writer Todd Durham came up with the concept of Hotel Transylvania.{{Cite web|url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2012/hotel_transylvania/notes.pdf|title=Production Notes - Hotel Transylvania|access-date=2017-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222034223/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2012/hotel_transylvania/notes.pdf|archive-date=2012-12-22|url-status=dead}} Durham, after creating the bible for a franchise of several films, television series, video games, books, merchandising, hotel chain, and theme park, took the package unsolicited to Columbia Pictures and set it up at Sony Pictures Animation.{{cite web | url=https://characterdesignreferences.com/art-of-animation-8/art-of-hotel-transylvania | title=Art of Hotel Transylvania | date=October 21, 2019 }}

Films

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width=100%
scope="col" style="width:16%;"| Film

! scope="col" | U.S.
release date

! scope="col" | Director(s)

! scope="col" | Screenwriter(s)

! scope="col" | Story by

! scope="col" | Producer(s)

! scope="col" | Distributor

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Hotel Transylvania

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2012|09|28}}

| rowspan="3"| Genndy Tartakovsky

| Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel

| Todd Durham and Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman

| rowspan="3"| Michelle Murdocca

| rowspan="3"| Sony Pictures Releasing

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Hotel Transylvania 2

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2015|09|25}}

| colspan="2"| Robert Smigel & Adam Sandler

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2018|07|13}}

| colspan="2"| Genndy Tartakovsky & Michael McCullers

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2022|01|14}}

| Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska

| Amos Vernon & Nunzio Randazzo and Genndy Tartakovsky

| Genndy Tartakovsky

| Alice Dewey Goldstone

| Amazon Studios

=''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012)=

{{Main|Hotel Transylvania (film)}}

Hotel Transylvania is the first movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on September 28, 2012. It is about a human named Johnny (Andy Samberg), who accidentally stumbles upon the hotel and instantly falls in love with Dracula's teenage daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), and eventually dates her, despite Dracula (Adam Sandler) attempting to keep Johnny away from his daughter.

=''Hotel Transylvania 2'' (2015)=

{{Main|Hotel Transylvania 2}}

Hotel Transylvania 2 is the second movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on September 25, 2015. It is about Mavis and Johnny, who have a half-human/half-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 grandson a vampire. Things get complicated when Dracula's father Vlad (Mel Brooks) shows up.

=''Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'' (2018)=

{{Main|Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation}}

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is the third movie of the franchise and it was released in theatres on July 13, 2018. It is about Dracula falling for Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), a great-granddaughter of monster hunter Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan) while on a cruise ship with his family.{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Debi|title=Synopsis and More Details on Hotel Transylvania 3 - Dread Central|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/207350/synopsis-details-hotel-transylvania-3/|access-date=19 January 2017|work=Dread Central|date=18 January 2017}}

=''Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' (2022)=

{{Main|Hotel Transylvania: Transformania}}

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is the fourth and final movie of the franchise. 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.

Television series

=''Hotel Transylvania: The Series'' (2017–2020)=

{{Main|Hotel Transylvania: The Series}}

A television series based on the film premiered on June 25, 2017, and ended on October 29, 2020. 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.{{cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|title=Nelvana, Sony Pictures Animation Ready 'Hotel Transylvania' For TV|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nelvana-sony-pictures-animation-hotel-transylvania-tv-1201539674/|access-date=November 3, 2015|work=Variety|date=July 14, 2015}} Sony Pictures Television handled distribution in the United States, while Nelvana distributed the series outside the United States. It aired on the Disney Channel worldwide.{{cite web|last=Pederson|first=Erik|title=Sony Animation Dates 'Hotel Transylvania 3', 'Emojimovie' & More; 'Ghostbusters' TV Series Set|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hotel-transylvania-3-emoji-movie-ghostbusters-sony-animation-1201775965/|publisher=Deadline|access-date=June 21, 2016|date=June 20, 2016}}

=''Motel Transylvania'' (2025)=

In June 2024, Motel Transylvania, a television series set to debut on Netflix in 2025, was announced.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/timothy-olyphant-terminator-animated-netflix-series-1235960994/|title=Timothy Olyphant To Voice Terminator In Animated Netflix Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606212044/https://deadline.com/2024/06/timothy-olyphant-terminator-animated-netflix-series-1235960994/|url-status=live}} The series is set to focus on Dracula and Mavis opening a motel.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|title=Timothy Olyphant to Star in Netflix's 'Terminator Zero'; Plus 'Plankton' Movie and 'Motel Transylvania' Among Animation Slate|website=Variety|first1=Carolyn|last1=Giardina|first2=Jordan|last2=Moreau|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606212018/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|url-status=live}}

Short films

=''Goodnight Mr. Foot'' (2012)=

{{anchor|Goodnight Mr. Foot}}

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,{{cite news|title=No Trick, Big Halloween Treat from Sony Pictures Animation's HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Director Genndy Tartakovsky|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/no-trick-big-halloween-treat-from-sony-pictures-animations-hotel-transylvania-director-genndy-tartakovsky-175869981.html|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=October 25, 2012|author=Sony Pictures Animation}} Tartakovsky created the short in four weeks during the final production stages of the main film.{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Jerry|title=Sony Releases Genndy Tartakovsky's new short "Goodnight Mr. Foot"|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/genndy-tartakovskys-new-short-goodnight-mr-foot-72407.html|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=Cartoon Brew|date=October 25, 2012}} Bigfoot (who had a non-speaking role in Hotel Transylvania) was voiced by Corey Burton while the Witch Maid was voiced by Rose Abdoo. Both voice actors provided additional voices in Hotel Transylvania.{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|title=New Bigfoot sighting in 'Hotel Transylvania' short film|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/24/hotel-transylvania-goodnight-mr-foot/1649599/|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 24, 2012}}

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

=''Puppy!'' (2017)=

{{anchor|Puppy!}}

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, Andy Samberg as Johnny, and Adam Sandler as Dracula. The film was written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, and was shown in theaters alongside The Emoji Movie, which was released in the United States on July 28, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/sony-pictures-animation-the-emoji-movie-spider-man-hotel-transylvania-3-the-star-news-1201889122/|title=Sony Pictures Animation Details Upcoming Slate, Including Julia Roberts' 'Smurfs' Role|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/01/19/sony-pictures-animation-unveils-spider-man-hotel-transylvania-3-smurfs-and-more/#50b030351b8d|title=Sony Pictures Animation Unveils 'Spider-Man,' 'Hotel Transylvania 3,' 'Smurfs' And More|website=Forbes |date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017}} The short is a sneak preview of the third film, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which was released on July 13, 2018; Dracula's final line in the short, "I need a vacation...", further reinforces this.

=''Monster Pets'' (2021)=

{{anchor|Monster Pets}}

Monster Pets is a Hotel Transylvania short film featuring Dracula trying to find a pet companion for his lively puppy, Tinkles. 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.{{cite web |last=Sarto |first=Dan |title=See the Just Released 'Hotel Transylvania Short,' 'Monster Pets' |url=https://www.awn.com/news/see-just-released-hotel-transylvania-short-monster-pets |work=Animation World Network |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}} 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. Hull would reprise the role in the film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.

Reception

=Box office performance=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Release Date

! scope="col" colspan="3" class=sortable | Box Office Gross

! scope="col" colspan="2" text="wrap" class=unsortable | All Time Ranking

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Budget (millions)

! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable | References

Domestic

! Foreign

! Worldwide

! class=sortable | Domestic

! class=sortable | Worldwide

style="text-align: left;"| Hotel Transylvania

| September 28, 2012

| $148,313,048

| $210,062,555

| $358,375,603

| 359

| 339

| $85

| {{cite Box Office Mojo|title=Hotel Transylvania|id=0837562|access-date=March 4, 2021}}

style="text-align: left;"| Hotel Transylvania 2

| September 25, 2015

| $169,700,110

| $305,099,890

| $474,800,000

| 282

| 215

| $80

| {{cite Box Office Mojo |id=2510894 |title=Hotel Transylvania 2 |access-date=March 4, 2021}}

style="text-align: left;"| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

| July 13, 2018

| $167,510,016

| $361,073,758

| $528,583,774

| 290

| 187

| $65–80

| {{cite web |title=Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hotel-Transylvania-3-Summer-Vacation#tab=summary |website=The Numbers}}{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=5220122|title=Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation|access-date=March 4, 2021}}

style="text-align: left;"| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

| January 14, 2022

| {{N/A}}

| $18,480,000

| $18,480,000

| {{N/A}}

| 5,626

| $75

|{{cite web|title=Daily Box Office > China|url=http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/daily/|access-date=2023-11-13|website=entgroup|archive-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227085021/http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/daily/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Hotel Transylvania: Transformania |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hotel-Transylvania-Transformania-(2021)#tab=summary|access-date=2023-11-13|website=The Numbers}}

colspan="2" | Total

! $485,523,174

! $894,716,203

! $1,380,239,377

! 23

! 16

! $320

! rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=hoteltransylvania.htm|title=Hotel Transylvania Movies at the Box Office|work=Box Office Mojo}}

=Critical and public response=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: center;"

! Film

! Rotten Tomatoes

! Metacritic

! CinemaScore

Hotel Transylvania

| 45% (143 reviews){{cite web |title= Hotel Transylvania (2012)|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hotel_transylvania/ |website= Rotten Tomatoes |date= September 28, 2012 |access-date= May 28, 2016 }}

| 47 (32 reviews){{cite web |title= Hotel Transylvania |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hotel-transylvania |website= Metacritic |access-date= May 28, 2016 }}

| A−{{cite news |last= Cunningham |first= Todd |title= 'Hotel Transylvania': Monster Debut Puts It on Pace for $38M Box-Office Weekend |url= https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/hotel-transylvania-monster-debut-puts-it-pace-38m-box-office-weekend-58531 |work= The Wrap |date= September 29, 2012 |access-date= July 9, 2018 |archive-date= October 30, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201030223110/https://www.thewrap.com/hotel-transylvania-monster-debut-puts-it-pace-38m-box-office-weekend-58531/ |url-status= dead }}{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}

Hotel Transylvania 2

| 56% (110 reviews){{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hotel_transylvania_2/|title= Hotel Transylvania 2 |website= Rotten Tomatoes |date= September 25, 2015 |access-date= April 10, 2020 }}

| 44 (24 reviews){{cite web |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hotel-transylvania-2 |title= Hotel Transylvania 2 reviews |website= Metacritic |access-date= May 28, 2016}}

| A−{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2015/09/the-intern-hotel-transylvania-2-the-green-inferno-weekend-box-office-1201550112/ |title= 'Hotel Transylvania 2' At $48.5M Marks Record Opening For Adam Sandler; 'Intern' Slacks On Sunday – Monday Postmortem |first= Anthony |last= D'Alessandro |work= Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date= September 28, 2015 |access-date= July 9, 2018 }}

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

| 62% (119 reviews){{Cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hotel_transylvania_3_summer_vacation |title= Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) |website= Rotten Tomatoes |date= July 13, 2018 |access-date= August 3, 2021 }}

| 54 (23 reviews){{cite web |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation |title= Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Reviews |website= Metacritic |access-date= April 10, 2020 }}

| A−{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2018/07/dwayne-johnson-skyscraper-ant-man-and-the-wasp-hotel-transylvania-3-weekend-box-office-1202426089/ |title= 'Hotel Transylvania 3' $2.6M Thursday Night Taller Than Dwayne Johnson's $1.95M 'Skyscraper' |website= Deadline Hollywood |publisher= Penske Business Media |date=July 14, 2018 |first= Anthony |last= D'Alessandro |access-date= July 13, 2018 }}

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

| 47% (78 reviews){{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hotel_transylvania_transformania |title= Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) |website= Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= January 30, 2022 }}

| 46 (15 reviews){{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hotel-transylvania-transformania |title= Hotel Transylvania: Transformania |website=Metacritic |access-date= January 30, 2022}}

| {{N/A}}

Cast and characters

{{See also|List of Hotel Transylvania characters}}

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  • A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.
  • A {{note label|young|Y}} indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%; width:75%;"
rowspan="3" width="10%" | Characters

! colspan="4" | Films

! colspan="3" | Short films

! colspan="3" | Television series

! colspan="2" | Video games

rowspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania 2

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Goodnight Mr. Foot

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Puppy!

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Monster Pets

! colspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania: The Series

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Motel Transylvania

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard

! rowspan="2" width="10%" | {{small|Hotel Transylvania:}} Scary-Tale Adventures

Season 1

! Season 2

Count Dracula

| colspan="3" | Adam Sandler

| Brian Hull

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| Adam Sandler

| Brian Hull

| David Berni

| Ivan Sherry

| {{TBA}}

| Brock Powell

| Brian Hull

Jonathan "Johnny" Loughran

| colspan="4" | Andy Samberg

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Andy Samberg

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Brian T. Stevenson

| Danny Gendron

rowspan="2" | Mavis Dracula-Loughran

| Selena Gomez

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Selena Gomez

| Selena Gomez

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| rowspan="2" | Selena Gomez

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Bryn McAuley

| rowspan="2" {{TBA}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Mellissa Sturm

Sadie Sandler{{ref|young|Y}}

| Victoria Gomez{{ref|young|Y}}

Frank

| colspan="3" | Kevin James

| Brad Abrell

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Paul Braunstein

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Danny Gendron

| Brad Abrell

Wayne

| colspan="4" | Steve Buscemi

| colspan="6" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Michael Buescemi

Murray

| CeeLo Green

| colspan="3" | Keegan-Michael Key

| colspan="6" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Keegan-Michael Key

| Kyle Chapple

Griffin

| colspan="4" | David Spade

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Daniel Bonjour

Eunice

| colspan="4" | Fran Drescher

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|N/A}}

| Josette Halpert

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Wanda

| colspan="4" | Molly Shannon

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Diane Salema

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Winnie

| colspan="3" | Sadie Sandler

| Zoe Berri

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|N/A}}

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| Zoe Berri

Blobby

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| Jonny Solomon

| colspan="2" | Genndy Tartakovsky

| {{N/A|Silent cameo}}

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|Silent cameo}}

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

Bigfoot

| colspan="4" {{N/A|Silent role}}

| Corey Burton

| {{N/A|Silent cameo}}

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" {{N/A|Silent role}}

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Fly

| colspan="2" | Chris Parnell

| colspan="2" {{N/A|Silent role}}

| colspan="8" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Quasimodo Wilson

| Jon Lovitz

| colspan="6" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Scott McCord

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Martha

| Jackie Sandler

| {{N/A|Painting}}

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

rowspan="2" | Dennis

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Asher Blinkoff

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Asher Blinkoff

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| rowspan="2" | Asher Blinkoff

| rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Silent role}}

| rowspan="2" | Asher Blinkoff

Sunny Sandler{{ref|young|Y}}
Mike Loughran

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Nick Offerman

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Linda Loughran

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Megan Mullally

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Vlad

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Mel Brooks

| colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Dana

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Dana Carvey

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Bela

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Rob Riggle

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Brandon
{{small|Kakie}}

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Chris Kattan

| colspan="10" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Kelsey

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Nick Swardson

| Michelle Murdocca

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| colspan="8" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Ericka Dracula
(née Van Helsing)

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Kathryn Hahn

| colspan="6" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Julianne Buescher

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Professor Abraham Van Helsing

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Jim Gaffigan

| colspan="8" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Stan

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Chris Parnell

| colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Kraken

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Joe Jonas

| colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Crystal

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| Chrissy Teigen

| colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Tinkles

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Joe Whyte

| {{N/A|Silent role}}

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Joe Whyte

| Derek Drymon

| colspan="5" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Puppy Blobby

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Genndy Tartakovsky

| {{N/A|Silent cameo}}

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Genndy Tartakovsky

| colspan="5" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Gremlin Pilot

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Aaron LaPlante

| colspan="8" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Gremlin Stewardess

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="8" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Toots

| colspan="6" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| Jennifer Kluska

| colspan="5" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Aunt Lydia

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Dan Chameroy

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Wendy Blob

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Evany Rosen

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Hank N. Stein

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Gage Munroe

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Pedro

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Joseph Motiki

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Uncle Gene

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Patrick McKenna

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

Klaus

| colspan="7" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| colspan="2" | Carter Hayden

| colspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

:* A grey cell indicates character did not appear in that medium.

Crew

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; width:100%;"
width="10%" rowspan="2" | Role

! width="72%" colspan="4" | Films

! width="18%" colspan="2" | Television series

width="18%" | Hotel Transylvania

! width="18%" | Hotel Transylvania 2

! width="18%" | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

! width="18%" | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

! width="18%" | Hotel Transylvania: The Series

! width="18%" | Motel Transylvania

Director

| colspan="3" | Genndy Tartakovsky

| Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska

| Robin Budd

| {{TBA}}

Producer

| colspan="3" | Michelle Murdocca

| Alice Dewey Goldstone

| Jane Crawford

| {{TBA}}

Co-producer(s)

| Lydia Bottegoni

| Skye Lyons

| Carey A. Smith

| Ryan Gilleland

| {{N/A}}

| {{TBA}}

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

| Rick Mischel
Scott Dyer
Irene Weibel

| {{TBA}}

Writer(s)

| {{small|Screenplay by:}}
Peter Baynham
Robert Smigel

{{small|Story by:}}
Todd Durham
Dan Hageman
Kevin Hageman

| Robert Smigel
Adam Sandler

| Genndy Tartakovsky{{cite web|title=Sony Pictures Animation|url=http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/films.php?s=hoteltransylvania3|website=Sony Pictures Animation|access-date=29 March 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007112753/http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/films.php?s=hoteltransylvania3|url-status=dead}}
Michael McCullers

| {{small|Screenplay by:}}
Amos Vernon
Nunzio Randazzo
Genndy Tartakovsky

{{small|Story by:}}
Genndy Tartakovsky{{cite web |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/goofy-first-trailer-for-sequel-hotel-transylvania-4-transformania/ |title=Goofy First Trailer for Sequel 'Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania' |website=First Showing |first=Alex |last=Billington |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517153729/https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/goofy-first-trailer-for-sequel-hotel-transylvania-4-transformania/ |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}

| Various

| {{TBA}}

Composer(s)

| colspan="4" | Mark Mothersbaugh

| Stephen Skratt
Asher Lenz

| {{TBA}}

Editor(s)

| colspan="2" | Catherine Apple

| Joyce Arrastia

| Lynn Hobson[https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-hobson-3a24317 Lynn Hobson Lead Editor at Sony Pictures Animation]

| {{N/A}}

| {{TBA}}

Production Companies

| Sony Pictures Animation

| Sony Pictures Animation
LStar Capital
MRC

| colspan="2" | Sony Pictures Animation
MRC

| Sony Pictures Animation
Nelvana
Corus Entertainment

| Sony Pictures Animation

Distributor

| colspan="3" | Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing

| Amazon Studios

| Sony Pictures Television

| Netflix

Video games

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.{{cite news|title=Sony Pictures Interactive Opens a Hotel Game on Facebook|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-pictures-interactive-opens-a-hotel-game-on-facebook-166334316.html|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=August 15, 2012|author=Sony Pictures Interactive}}

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.{{cite news|title=GameMill Entertainment Goes Hollywood With Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania; Coming Soon To Nintendo DS And Nintendo 3DS|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/174560/GAMEMILL_ENTERTAINMENT_GOES_HOLLYWOOD_WITH_SONY_PICTURESANIMATIONrsquoS_HOTEL_TRANSYLVANIA_COMING_SOON_TO_NINTENDO_DSand_NINTENDO_3DS.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200322/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/174560/GAMEMILL_ENTERTAINMENT_GOES_HOLLYWOOD_WITH_SONY_PICTURESANIMATIONrsquoS_HOTEL_TRANSYLVANIA_COMING_SOON_TO_NINTENDO_DSand_NINTENDO_3DS.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2014|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=Gamasutra|date=July 23, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Hotel Transylvania NDS|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00847PAZQ/|publisher=Amazon|access-date=November 3, 2015}} The Nintendo 3DS version of the game was also released digitally in the Nintendo eShop in North America on November 15, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121115005562/en/Nintendo-News-Nintendo-Download-Highlights-Digital-Content-Nintendo/ |title=Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems |date=November 15, 2012 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=November 3, 2015}}

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.{{cite news|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|title=Sony to Launch 'Hotel Transylvania' Mobile Game|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/licensing/sony-to-launch-hotel-transylvania-mobile-game/|access-date=November 3, 2015|newspaper=Animation Magazine|date=July 17, 2012}}

A mobile storybook game, 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.{{cite press release| author=Castle Builders |title=Castle Builders (IL) Launches Hotel Transylvania BooClips Deluxe App With Interactive Storybook and Cookbook Based on Sony Pictures Animation's Family Comedy|url=http://www.booclips.com/Books/Assets/Castle%20Builders%20-%20%20SONY%20Hotel%20Transylvania%20PR.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2015|publisher=BooClips.com |date=September 14, 2011| url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122031612/http://www.booclips.com/Books/Assets/Castle%20Builders%20-%20%20SONY%20Hotel%20Transylvania%20PR.pdf|archive-date=January 22, 2016}}

A third video game based on Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Hotel Transylvania 3 Monsters Overboard, published by Outright Games, was released on July 13, 2018.{{cite press release |author=Bandai Namco |title=Popular movie franchise HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch" and PC! |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/317284/Popular_movie_franchise_HOTEL_TRANSYLVANIA_is_coming_to_PlayStation__4_Xbox_One_Nintendo_Switch_and_PC.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405093429/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/317284/Popular_movie_franchise_HOTEL_TRANSYLVANIA_is_coming_to_PlayStation__4_Xbox_One_Nintendo_Switch_and_PC.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2021 |publisher=Gamasutra |access-date=April 5, 2021 |date=April 30, 2018}}

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.

Theme park attractions

In December 2016, a dark ride based on the franchise opened at Motiongate Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=What to expect at Dubai's 'Hollywood in the desert' theme park|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-motiongate-bollywood-legoland-dubai-20151023-story.html|access-date=November 1, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 23, 2015}} In April 2021, another ride based on the film series opened at Dream Island in Moscow, Russia.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/hotel-transylvania-dream-island-theme-park-moscow-russia-1234734805/ |title='Hotel Transylvania' Attraction Checks Into Russia's Dream Island Theme Park |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}} In October 2021, a new themed-land, based on the film franchise, opened at Columbia Pictures Aquaverse in Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/sony-first-theme-park-columbia-pictures-aquaverse-thailand/ |title=Sony Announces First Branded Theme Park: Columbia Pictures' Aquaverse in Thailand |website=TheWrap |first=Jeremy |last=Fuster |date=April 6, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}

References

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External links

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  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q249967|title=Hotel Transylvania}}
  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q15270775|title=Hotel Transylvania 2}}
  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q28840385|title=Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation}}
  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q65973230|title=Hotel Transylvania: Transformania}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgzIKF7Xbeo&t=326s Monster Pets short] on YouTube

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