2 0 0 5 ' s ▁The ▁Long est ▁Y ard ▁($ 4 7 . 6   mill ion ), ▁and ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁biggest ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁September ▁( record ▁over t aken ▁by ▁It ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁Regarding ▁the ▁film ' s ▁successful ▁opening , ▁Josh ▁Green stein , ▁Sony ' s ▁president ▁of ▁market ing ▁said , ▁" We ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁date , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁big ▁win ▁for ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation ." ▁The ▁largest ▁dem ographic ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁week end ▁audience ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁( 6 0 %) ▁and ▁female ▁( 5 9 % ), ▁followed ▁by ▁male ▁( 4 1 % ), ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁over ▁( 4 0 %) ▁and ▁k ids ▁( 3 8 %). ▁According ▁to ▁R ent rak ' s ▁Post T rak ▁reports , ▁ 2 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁bought ▁tick ets ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁animated ▁film , ▁while ▁ 1 6 % ▁were ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁to on ' s ▁subject ▁matter ▁and ▁plot . ▁ ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁countries . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 4 2 ▁mark ets ▁between ▁September ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁same ▁week end ▁as ▁its ▁North ▁American ▁release , ▁and ▁earned ▁$ 3 0 . 1 8   mill ion ▁from ▁ 6