Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

PG

Released Jul 13, 2018

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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Your favorite monster family boards a luxury cruise ship so Dracula can take a summer vacation from the hotel. It's smooth sailing for the pack as they indulge in all of the fun the cruise has to offer, including monster volleyball, exotic excursions and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation soon turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy them all.

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Critics Consensus

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation delivers exactly what fans will expect - which means another 97 agreeably lightweight minutes of fast-paced gags and colorful animation.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Tepid, though not entirely charmless...

Rated: 2/5

Jul 29, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Even watched beside various incarnations of the Addams and the Munsters, this remains the most family-friendly and proudly silly of all the monster dynasties.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2018

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Tristram Fane Saunders

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Hotel Translyvania 3 looks very much a B-movie, with characters that are easy to like but hard to love. Still, at just 97 minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2018

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Caroline Cao

Vague Visages

For all the music that Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation offers, it amounts to a one-note production.

Dec 13, 2023

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Casey Cipriani

Bustle

...though there's no sunshine in the movie, Hotel Transylvania 3 definitely has a summer vibe. And watching these characters try to navigate the naturally corny nature of a cruise ship vacation is pretty hilarious.

Nov 19, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film sinks faster than the Lost City of Atlantis.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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bricela d

enjoy it with my kid

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Dominic C

This guy is allergic to the sun, why did this come out in July?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Mark M

I don't understand why they kept on making Hotel Transylvania movies because from 2 that's where it had to end unless if this movie was sorely based on a conclusion to the franchise rather then summer vacation it would've been great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Audience Member

This has to be the best one out of all the four of them. Great movie. Loved Murray.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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I Am F

Boring and unnecessary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Kevin P

An alright follow-up that with a neat change of scenery and some decent new additions with Kathryn Hahn and Jim Gaffigan. The climatic solution with the Macarena was super cringey, but the rest of the movie was relatively inoffensive and mildly amusing the whole way through. The slapstick and animation style is brisk, but almost too fast and can often feel weightless at times that can feel like jingling keys. I can’t call it bad, but I can’t call it great either. Just a middle of the road sequel with just enough charm for an alright experience.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Synopsis

Your favorite monster family boards a luxury cruise ship so Dracula can take a summer vacation from the hotel. It's smooth sailing for the pack as they indulge in all of the fun the cruise has to offer, including monster volleyball, exotic excursions and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation soon turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy them all.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Producer: Michelle Murdocca
Screenwriter: Genndy Tartakovsky, Michael McCullers
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Sony Pictures Animation
Rating: PG (Some Action and Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $167.5M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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