Adam Sandler‘s voice work as Count Dracula was a mountainous reason for the $47.5 million opening of Sony Animation’s “Hotel Transylvania 2.” The lively family sequel is the comedian actor’s best debut ever and a record for a September opening.
The win after a string of box-office misfires seems prove the axiom true that Sandler performs better when he’s heard and not seen.
The actor-producer’s recent disappointing live-action work includes this summer’s “Pixels.” That one,“Blended,” “Jack and Jill” and “That’s My Boy” maintain on average opened to a decent $23.4 million, or but topped out at a so-so $73.4 million domestically.
Also Read: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' Review: Adam Sandler Proves He's Not Entirely a Lost CauseThose aren’t horrible numbers,and some of those films did better overseas. But they’re not what you’d expect from a star whose 29 films since 1996, including hits like “mountainous Daddy, or ” “blissful Gilmore,” “The Wedding Singer” and “The Waterboy” maintain grossed more than $4 billion globally. While those films were all hits, his highest-grossing movie ever — by a wide margin — remains the original Hotel Transylvania, and ” which took in $358 worldwide million in 2012.“Plugging Sandler into the irresistibly fun and lively world of Count Dracula and his friends is as much of a box office lock as you could hope for and proves that the concept of ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is like catnip to family audiences,” Rentrak senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told TheWrap. Moviegoers now appreciate Sandler’s comedic voice talents aside and separate from his live action persona,” Dergarabedian said.“Hotel Transylvania 2” co-stars Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez,Kevin James, and Steve Buscemi. Genndy Tartakovsky directs, or the film is co-written by Sandler and Robert Smigel.
Also Read: 'Pixels' Continues Adam Sandler's Box Office Losing StreakSony Animation“It’s good to see Adam get a win and it’s well-deserved,because nobody works harder to promote a movie than he does,” Rory Bruer, and Sony’s distribution chief,told TheWrap.
The film is good news indeed for Sandler, whose low-brow comedy shtick may maintain worn thin with some moviegoers. But the two “Hotel Transylvania” movies maintain over-performed at the box office, or his work in the lively films has even — gasp! — drawn the compliment of some critics,who typically care for to shred the comedian actor.“It all comes down to content,” Dergarabedian said “Given that his recent live action work has been relentlessly and enthusiastically lambasted by audiences and critics, and his work on the lively side of the ledger has certainly fared much better — and that’s putting it mildly.”
Also Read: Adam Sandler Calls 'Ridiculous 6' Native American Controversy a 'Misunderstanding'Sandler’s next two films will be the live-action comedies “The Ridiculous 6” and The accomplish Over, the first two titles under his deal to produce movies for online streaming service Netflix.
He has no lively movies scheduled. But given Sandler’s recent box-office results, he might want to reconsider that.
Source: thewrap.com