‘Hotel Transylvania’ Checks In With $43M Debut

September 30, 2012 10:13 AM

Actor Adam Sandler attends a screening Of Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s “Hotel Transylvania” at Pacific Theatre at The Grove on September 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Chris Weeks/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Sandler’s monster mash-up “Hotel Transylvania” has brought the weekend box office back to life after a late-summer slump.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the animated comedy debuted at No. 1 with $43 million, one of the strongest starts ever for a movie opening in September.

“Hotel Transylvania” set a new high for September debuts in terms of actual dollars, beating the previous record of $35.7 million for 2002′s “Sweet Home Alabama.” But factoring in today’s higher admission prices, “Sweet Home Alabama” sold more tickets.

This weekend’s box office was further strengthened by a solid No. 2 debut for Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s time-travel thriller “Looper,” which took in $21.2 million.

Hollywood’s overall grosses rose for the first time in a month compared to the same weekend last year.

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