LOS ANGELES: The animated monsters from “Hotel Transylvania 2” scared up an estimated $47.5 million in their debut weekend, landing a solid lead at the top of the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The all-star sequel, featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez, among others, follows Dracula and his ghoulish pals as they attempt to bring out the monster side of the count’s half-human grandson.

Landing in distant second was “The Intern,” starring Robert De Niro as 70-year-old widower Ben, who goes to work at a fashion website, whose founder is played by Anne Hathaway. It earned $18.2 million in its first weekend out.

Those films edged “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” into third place after debuting at the top of the box office last week, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

The movie, the second in the series of “Maze Runner” films based on popular young-adult science-fiction novels, earned $14.0 million.

Thriller “Everest,” in which a group of climbers find themselves engulfed in a blinding blizzard on the side of the iconic mountain, rose to fourth place in its second weekend out with $13.1 million.