ion , ▁when ▁factor ing ▁together ▁all ▁exp enses ▁and ▁reven ues ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁It ▁was ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation ' s ▁highest ▁gross ing ▁film ▁world wide ▁until ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 3 : ▁Summer ▁V ac ation , ▁sur pass ed ▁it ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁Spider - Man : ▁In to ▁the ▁Spider - Ver se ▁also ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁film ' s ▁domestic ▁gross ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Pred ict ions ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁were ▁continu ously ▁re vised ▁up wards , ▁starting ▁from ▁$ 3 5 — $ 4 8   mill ion . ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁earned ▁$ 1 3 . 3   mill ion ▁from ▁ 3 , 7 5 4 ▁the aters ▁on ▁its ▁opening ▁day ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁second - big gest ▁Friday ▁opening ▁day ▁in ▁September , ▁behind ▁Ins id ious ▁Chapter ▁ 2 ▁($ 2 0 . 3   mill ion ). ▁During ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁earned ▁$ 4 8 . 5   mill ion ▁from ▁ 3 , 7 5 4 ▁the aters , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁set ▁new ▁records ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁highest ▁opening ▁for ▁a ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation ▁film , ▁the ▁biggest ▁opening ▁in ▁Adam ▁Sand ler ' s ▁career , ▁be ating ▁