<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
feature	O
Adam	O
Sandler	O
and	O
Kevin	O
James	O
as	O
Dracula	O
and	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
Brian	O
Hull	O
and	O
Brad	O
Abrell	O
both	O
replaced	O
them	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
,	O
Hotel	O
Transylvania	O
:	O
Transformania	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Helsing	O
has	O
almost	O
entirely	O
mechanized	O
his	O
body	O
to	O
avoid	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
eliminate	O
all	O
the	O
monsters	O
:	O
on	O
the	O
cruise	O
's	O
arrival	O
at	O
the	O
lost	O
city	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
he	O
will	O
use	O
an	O
Instrument	O
of	O
Destruction	O
in	O
Atlantis	B-Application
 '	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cruise	O
ship	O
reaches	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
casino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Helsing	O
unveils	O
the	O
Instrument	O
of	O
Destruction	O
—	O
a	O
case	O
for	O
a	O
music	O
note	O
sheet	O
—	O
and	O
plays	O
a	O
song	O
that	O
drives	O
a	O
friendly	O
Kraken	B-Device
living	O
near	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drac	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Kraken	B-Device
,	O
but	O
gets	O
injured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ericka	O
saves	O
Drac	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Kraken	B-Device
and	O
pleads	O
with	O
her	O
great-grandfather	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
destruction	O
,	O
confessing	O
her	O
love	O
for	O
Drac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
pacify	O
the	O
evil	O
Kraken	B-Device
,	O
Johnny	O
opens	O
up	O
a	O
portable	O
DJ	O
kit	O
and	O
plays	O
positive	O
songs	O
to	O
beat	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
's	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
playing	O
the	O
"	O
Macarena	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Kraken	B-Device
is	O
relaxed	O
and	O
happy	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
challenges	O
for	O
the	O
animation	O
team	O
was	O
creating	O
the	O
massive	O
Kraken	B-Device
character	O
and	O
simulating	O
the	O
water	O
effects	O
and	O
destruction	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
massive	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dutch	O
DJ	O
Tiësto	O
also	O
provided	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
climax	O
-	O
"	O
Tear	O
It	O
Down	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
disco	O
party	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Seavolution	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Wave	O
Rider	O
"	O
for	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
's	O
Kraken	B-Device
brain-washing	O
music	O
;	O
these	O
were	O
all	O
released	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
See	O
Love	O
"	O
performed	O
by	O
Jonas	O
Blue	O
featuring	O
Joe	O
Jonas	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
end-credits	O
,	O
while	O
Joe	O
Jonas	O
also	O
recorded	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
Party	O
Time	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
voicing	O
the	O
Kraken	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
offering	O
its	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
members	O
an	O
early	O
showing	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
at	O
about	O
1,000	O
theaters	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
fellow	O
Sony	O
release	O
Jumanji	O
:	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Jungle	O
the	O
previous	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Sony	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
giving	O
Disney	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
legacy	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
past	O
Hotel	O
Transylvania	O
films	O
to	O
stream	O
on	O
Disney+	B-Application
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
appear	O
on	O
Disney	O
's	O
linear	O
television	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
made	O
$1.3	O
million	O
from	O
its	O
early	O
3PM	O
screenings	O
held	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
$2.6	O
million	O
from	O
screenings	O
beginning	O
at	O
5PM	O
the	O
Thursday	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Lowry	O
of	O
CNN	B-Architecture
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Creatively	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
best	O
animated	O
franchises	O
,	O
whatever	O
sense	O
of	O
discovery	O
,	O
surprise	O
or	O
ingenuity	O
that	O
Hotel	O
Transylvania	O
originally	O
offered	O
appears	O
pretty	O
well	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
argue	O
with	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
an	O
airplane	O
piloted	O
by	O
mischievous	O
gremlins	B-Language
or	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
benign	O
messages	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
family	O
and	O
love	O
conquering	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Hotel	B-Application
Transylvania	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Overboard	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Adam	O
Sandler	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
returning	O
to	O
voice	O
Dracula	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
voice	O
impressionist	O
Brian	O
Hull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Kevin	O
James	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
role	O
would	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
Brad	O
Abrell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Studios	O
acquired	O
the	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
for	O
$100	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Prime	O
Video	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
worldwide	O
,	O
excluding	O
China	O
,	O
where	O
Sony	O
would	O
handle	O
a	O
theatrical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
