LOS ANGELES — “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” has checked into the No. 1 spot at the box office in its opening weekend and left the Dwayne Johnson action thriller, “Skyscraper,” in the dust.

Sony Pictures estimated Sunday that the animated family movie earned $44.1 million from North American theaters. As the first in the franchise to open in the summer, it’s just slightly under the previous installment’s $48.5 million debut in September 2015.

Worldwide, “Hotel Transylvania 3” has already earned more than $100 million.

Going into the weekend, experts expected a three-way race to the top between “Hotel Transylvania 3,” “Skyscraper” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” but the family film won by a large margin.

Johnson’s “Skyscraper,” a rare original summer blockbuster, remained earthbound in its first weekend in North America. The Universal Pictures film brought in only $25.5 million domestically. “Skyscraper” cost a reported $125 million to produce, not accounting for marketing costs.

Johnson has been a consistent presence in movie theaters this year with both “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “Rampage” prior to “Skyscraper.” Both previous films opened in the $35 million range.

Internationally, “Skyscraper” grossed $40.4 million from 57 territories for a global total of $65.9 million.

Second place went to Disney and Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” which brought in an additional $28.8 million in its second weekend, down 62 percent from last week. It’s one of the steeper second week falls in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first “Ant-Man” fell 53 percent.

Still playing, “Incredibles 2” took fourth place with $16.2 million and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” rounded out the top five with $15.5 million.

Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.

1. “Hotel Transylvania 3,” $44.1 million

2. “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” $28.8 million

3. “Skyscraper,” $25.5 million

4. “Incredibles 2,” $16.2 million

5. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” $15.5 million

6. “The First Purge,” $9.1 million

7. “Sorry to Bother You,” $4.3 million

8. “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” $3.9 million

9. “Uncle Drew,” $3.2 million

10. “Ocean’s 8,” $2.9 million.