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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are coming backmost together for nan 5th Hotel Transylvania movie, The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania, set for theatrical merchandise connected Oct. 8, 2027.
While Hotel Transylvania was calved arsenic a Sony property, during Covid erstwhile theaters were closed, nan Culver City batch licensed nan 4th movie, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, to Amazon to watercourse connected Prime Video. As portion of that deal, Amazon MGM Studios sewage dibs to beryllium a co-producer connected nan adjacent movie. Sony is handling nan North American theatrical merchandise and definite overseas territories for The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania, while Amazon/MGM will oversee world distribution crossed its world footprint including nan U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand. Sony will grip remaining territories.
What’s notable present is that aft Transformania, the franchise is yet returning to nan large screen. The $1.38 cardinal characteristic bid follows Dracula, his daughter Mavis and each their monster friends and their adventures astatine Hotel Transylvania – nan eventual getaway wherever monster families tin footwear backmost acold from nan quality world. In this new installment, Drac has happily settled into status while Mavis takes nan reins of nan legendary monster hotel. But erstwhile a bid of spooky and unexplained happenings sends chills done nan resort, nan Drac Pack embarks connected its astir spellbinding escapade yet: uncovering nan enigma down nan haunting of Hotel Transylvania.
Jennifer Kluska and Alan Hawkins are directing nan 5th movie pinch Lawrence Jonas producing, and Genndy Tartakovsky and Michelle Murdocca serving arsenic EPs
“From nan beginning, Hotel Transylvania has invited audiences into a world wherever monsters consciousness for illustration family,” said Kristine Belson and Damien de Froberville, Presidents of Sony Pictures Animation. “These films person been a cornerstone of Sony Animation’s storytelling identity, blending a unsocial ocular style pinch heartfelt, character-driven comedy. With this adjacent installment, we’re honoring that bequest of bosom and joke while delivering nan unexpected surprises audiences love. We’re delighted to partner pinch Amazon MGM Studios to bring nan Drac Pack backmost to theatres for families astir nan world.”
“Hotel Transylvania is 1 of those uncommon franchises that has go a beloved contented for families astir nan world – a movie bid that has ever balanced irreverent joke pinch genuine heart,” said Courtenay Valenti, Head of Film, Amazon MGM Studios. “We’re thrilled to collaborate pinch Sony Pictures Animation to bring nan Drac Pack backmost to nan large surface and proceed this bequest of inventive, character-driven storytelling that audiences person embraced for complete a decade.”
Sony Pictures Animation debuted nan original Hotel Transylvania in theaters successful 2012, wherever it grossed $355M worldwide. Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation respectively earned $475M and $530M worldwide, respectively. The 4th installment, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, premiered exclusively connected Prime Video successful 2022.
