Final Destination Bloodlines Breaks Franchise Opening Record with $102M Globally

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Summary

  • Final Destination Bloodlines scored the biggest opening in the franchise at $102 million globally.
  • Despite a 14-year gap, the film surpassed previous installments at the box office with unique marketing stunts.
  • The success highlights that long waits between sequels aren’t detrimental and clever marketing can lead to box office success.

In line with anticipations, the overwhelming odor of death in the film Final Destination: Bloodlines was hard for viewers to overlook. Following its resounding success at the box office and setting a franchise milestone, it’s clear that another sequel is on the horizon.

Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth movie in the Final Destination horror film series and the first one released in fourteen years. The plot revolves around a cursed bloodline, where members start dying under mysterious circumstances linked to an unfortunate event that their ancestor was supposed to have died from five decades ago but didn’t. Originally planned as a reboot for the franchise following the success of Final Destination 5, it eventually developed into a sequel, incorporating storylines and characters from previous films. One of its most exciting aspects is the return of Tony Todd as William Bludworth for one last, foreboding cameo.

Final Destination Bloodlines Scored The Biggest Opening In The Franchise By Leaps And Bounds

It’s Also on Course to Surpass Their Global Total As Early as Next Week

In its initial release, experts predicted that the movie “Bloodlines” would earn between $35 and $40 million in the U.S. However, those projections were shattered as the film grossed an impressive $102 million worldwide within five days of release. This figure includes earnings from Wednesday and Thursday previews. To put it into perspective, this amount surpassed the combined total of the next four highest-grossing films – “Thunderbolts” ($16.5 million), “Sinners” ($15.4 million), “A Minecraft Movie” ($5.8 million), and “The Accountant 2” ($4.9 million) – in North America alone during the same week.

The initial release of “Final Destination Bloodlines” has set a new record in the series, outperforming all its predecessors significantly. To give you an idea, the original “Final Destination” earned $10 million in 2000; “Final Destination 2”, $16.2 million; “Final Destination 3”, $20.1 million; “Final Destination 4”, $27.4 million; and “Final Destination 5”, $18 million. The current film has already outperformed the global box office total of “Final Destination 2” ($90.4 million) and is expected to surpass the earnings of all previous films within a week, as suggested by industry analyst Luiz Fernando on X. In essence, “Bloodlines” is set to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise in just seven days!

The records extend into the R-rated and horror genres too, with “Halloween Kills” earning $49.4 million no longer being the highest post-COVID debut for an R-rated horror movie: another film has surpassed it.

From this tale of triumph, we can draw a few valuable lessons. Initially, extended gaps between sequels don’t necessarily mean doom – remember that, The Batman: Part 2. Secondly, sometimes a clever marketing approach is all you need. Warner Bros. managed to captivate audiences with innovative promotions for Bloodlines, such as the log-filled truck on the highway; even today, fans shudder at the memory of the “highway to hell” scene in the sequel. Lastly, when creative vision and bold promotion go hand in hand, Warner Bros. can achieve a hat-trick of box office hits: A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, and now this one as well.

In my opinion, “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” with a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ Cinemascore, is set to defy the pattern of brief successes that this franchise has often seen. However, it’s important to note that it might not match the long-term box office performance of films like Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” Achieving such legs would be an extraordinary feat for any film.

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2025-05-18 22:24