Los Angeles July 16 (IANS) "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" raked in a little over $44.5 million to top the box office in North American theatres.
"Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" topped the domestic box office charts with $44 million from 4 267 locations while Dwayne Johnson s "Skyscraper" washed up with a $25.5 million from 3 782 theatres reports variety.com.
Sony s animated family feature picked up $46.4 million overseas this weekend for a global start of $100 million including Amazon Prime showings.
The third instalment of the franchise features the voice of Adam Sandler Selena Gomez Andy Samberg and Kathryn Hahn -- carried an $80 million production budget.
"We re thrilled " Sony s president of worldwide distribution Josh Greenstein said. "We took the No. 1 slot this weekend with a tremendous amount of competition."
The opening for "Hotel Transylvania 3" was the second-best for the franchise. The first film 2012 s "Hotel Transylvania" bowed with $42 million while the sequel started with $48 million. The franchise has earned over $931 million worldwide.
Sony Pictures India will bring the film to India. It will release in India on July 20.

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