“Hotel Transylvania 2” took the top spot at the box office this weekend, pulling in an impressive $47.5 million, and setting a new September record.
Sony Pictures’ $80 million animated sequel starring Adam Sandler even surpassed the first “Hotel Transylvania’s” $42.5 million open in 2012.
“The Intern” starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway came in second at the box office with a total of $18.2 million. The Warner Brothers workplace comedy by Nancy Meyers, who also directed “Something’s Gotta Give”, cost $40 million to produce.
Last weekend’s box office champion, Fox’s “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” dropped to third place with $14 million in earnings, for a domestic total of $51.7 million.
The high altitude disaster film “Everest” took forth place with a total of 13.1 million for Universal Pictures, and Johnny Depp’s “Black Mass” rounded out the top five for the week, bringing in $11.5 million, an almost 50% drop for the Warner Brothers movie. (Reuters)
