Complex sentence: Like its predecessor, "Hotel Transylvania 2" received mixed reviews, but set a new box office record for the biggest opening weekend in September, with a weekend gross of $48.5 million.
Split into simpler sentences: Like its predecessor, "Hotel Transylvania 2" received mixed reviews. Despite mixed reviews, the film set a new box office record for the biggest opening weekend in September, with a weekend gross of $48.5 million.