Opening Scene | Hotel Transylvania 2012 ##Copyright Disclaimer Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. The first installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, it was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel and a story by Todd Durham, Dan Hageman, and Kevin Hageman. The film stars the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade and CeeLo Green. The film tells the story of Count Dracula, the owner of a hotel called Hotel Transylvania where the world's monsters can take a rest from human civilization. Dracula invites some of the most famous monsters to celebrate the 118th birthday of his beloved daughter Mavis. When the “human-free hotel“ is unexpectedly visited by an ordinary 21-year-old traveler named Jonathan, Drac must do everything in his power to prevent Mavis from falling in love with him before the hotel's guests learn a human is in the castle, which may jeopardize the hotel's future and his career. The film was released on September 28, 2012 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It earned a total of $358 million worldwide at the box office against a budget of $85 million and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The success of Hotel Transylvania launched a multimedia franchise and a series of three sequels, starting with Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015). Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky[1] Screenplay by Peter Baynham[2] Robert Smigel[2] Story by Todd Durham[3] Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman Produced by Michelle Murdocca Starring Adam Sandler Andy Samberg Selena Gomez Kevin James Fran Drescher Steve Buscemi Molly Shannon David Spade CeeLo Green Edited by Catherine Apple Music by Mark Mothersbaugh[4] Production companies Columbia Pictures[5] Sony Pictures Animation[2] Sony Pictures Imageworks[2] (animation service) Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing[2] Release dates September 8, 2012 (TIFF) September 28, 2012 (United States) Running time 91 minutes[6] Country United States Language English Budget $85 million[7] Box office $358.4 million[7]
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