Sony’s ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ Sets 2021 Holiday Release Date

It’s unclear whether Genndy Tartakovsky, who directed all previous installments, will be back for the fourth. However, last summer it was reported that the director was developing two tonally different features for Sony Pictures Animation. One of them was said to be an R-rated comedy titled Fixed, while the other, Black Night, is supposed to be an adventure film.

If Sony’s recent critical success with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is any indication of where it wants to take its animation pipeline, then hopefully Tartakovsky’s other, more interesting, projects will eventually see the light. However, the Hotel Transylvania series is a moneymaker for the studio, thus likely a priority. Tartakovsky has previously developed other projects for Sony that never made it to production — an original concept called Can You Imagine? and a new take on the classic comic character Popeye.

The Hotel Transylvania franchise has collectively grossed $1.36 billion worldwide, with the third chapter being the most successful one to date, generating $167.5 million domestically and $361.1 million overseas, for a global total of $528.6 million.