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Final Destination Bloodlines is set for a stupendous opening weekend. The new horror movie is the sixth installment in the Final Destination franchise, which follows Death itself tracking down victims who have previously escaped its clutches by murdering them in outlandish and violent ways. The movie, which follows a family being targeted by Death and stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd, has earned the best Rotten Tomatoes score in the entire franchise, with its Certified Fresh 92% score far exceeding the previous high, which was the 63% earned by 2011’s Final Destination 5.
Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Final Destination Bloodlines is projected to close out its opening weekend with a 3-day total of $46 million at the domestic box office. In addition to coming in above its original projected range of $31 to $38 million and earning the best opening weekend of the entire franchise by far, it has easily knocked Marvel’s Thunderbolts* from its perch at No. 1, which the superhero movie has held for two consecutive weekends since it opened on May 2.
Meanwhile, in its third weekend, Thunderbolts* is neck and neck for No. 2 with the fifth weekend of the Ryan Coogler horror movie Sinners, which is a runaway hit that has already grossed more than $200 million in North America. The former is projected to hit roughly $15.5 million this weekend while the latter is likely going to make $15 million, but Sinners could potentially nab No. 2. This would fall in line with the fact that Sinners took No. 1 over Thunderbolts* for the first time ever at the domestic box office on Thursday.
What This Means For Final Destination Bloodlines
It Could Quickly Become The Highest-Grossing Installment
Not only has the Final Destination Bloodlines release kicked off with the best opening weekend of the franchise, it is set to earn almost double the franchise’s previous highest debut, which was the $27.4 million earned by the fourth installment, 2009’s The Final Destination. This is especially impressive because the movie was released in 3D, which increases ticket prices. However when adjusted for inflation, the 2009 movie draws much nearer with $40.7 million. Below, see a breakdown of the opening weekends of every previous installment, and how much they ended up making worldwide by the end of their runs:
|
Title |
Domestic Debut |
Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|
|
Final Destination (2000) |
$10 million |
$112 million |
|
Final Destination 2 (2003) |
$16 million |
$90.4 million |
|
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
$19.2 million |
$112.8 million |
|
The Final Destination (2009) |
$27.4 million |
$187.4 million |
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
$18 million |
$155 million |
While horror generally has harsh sophomore weekend drops of 50% or more that could see Bloodlines quickly collapse, it is currently on a trajectory to earn more than $300 million worldwide if it follows the precedent set by the previous installments. This would make it the highest-grossing movie in the franchise by a long shot and earn back more than six times its reported $50 million budget. However, it could potentially grow even higher if those glowing Final Destination Bloodlines reviews translate to a similar amount of audience enthusiasm for the movie and it manages the rare stellar sophomore weekend.
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Source: Deadline
Final Destination Bloodlines
8/10
- Release Date
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May 16, 2025
- Runtime
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109 Minutes
- Director
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Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
- Writers
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Lori Evans Taylor, Guy Busick, Jeffrey Reddick, Jon Watts
- Producers
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Craig Perry, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle
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Kaitlyn Santa Juana
Stephanie Lewis
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Teo Briones
Charlie Lewis
