Dinamic Multimedia first published Hollywood Monsters in Spain during December 1997. It launched at a low price point of 2,995 pesetas (€18), made possible via inexpensive packaging and the use of a WinHelp file to replace much of the manual. While there were doubts in Spain about the sales potential of graphic adventure titles at the time, Rafael Latiegui noted that his company believed Hollywood Monsters low cost and "high quality" would spread the game via word of mouth. The plan ultimately worked, and the title became a hit. Spanish retailer Centro Mail still reported Hollywood Monsters as its fourth best-selling computer game during the first half of May 1998. It continued to hold in the store's top 10 consistently through May, June, July and the first half of August. The title's 1998 Italian release was similarly popular, according to Latiegui, and Dinamic debuted a second edition of the game in Spain during May 1999. David Navarro of MarcaPlayer wrote that Hollywood Monsters performance in Southern Europe was "a success comparable to the best in the genre".
