The summer movie season is heating up after the debut of Marvel’s Thunderbolts* a couple of weeks ago, and the sustained success of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. This week saw the release of Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the long-running horror franchise, and the first new film of the series in nearly 15 years. This is a long enough gap for Bloodlines to almost qualify as a legacy-quel. The movie exceeded expectations in its domestic debut, grossing a record-breaking $51 million. This is around $15 million higher than initial projections, and around $3 million more than the $48 million that Sinners debuted with last month.
Not only is this the biggest debut in the franchise’s history, it is greater than the lifetime runs of Final Destination 2 and Final Destination 5, and the biggest-ever debut for an R-rated horror movie in the post-pandemic era. In fact, Bloodlines will probably also overtake the first and third films by Monday. It’ll become the highest-grossing installment of the series before it enters its second weekend; the number to beat is $66 million, earned by the fourth film, The Final Destination. Produced on a reported budget of $50 million, Bloodlines also scored the best reviews in the franchise’s history, and is sitting at a “certified fresh” 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, in addition to a “verified hot” 89% audience score and a B+ CinemaScore from opening day crowds.
After a rusty start to the year, Warner Bros. is back in the game with a trio of hits — the wave of success began not with Sinners or Bloodlines, but with A Minecraft Movie. All three films found spots in the top five list this weekend. But they were separated by Thunderbolts*. The superhero movie grossed around $17 million in its third weekend of release, pushing its running total past the $150 million milestone. Sinners grossed around $15 million in its fifth weekend, taking its running total past the $140 million mark.
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The fourth spot was claimed by A Minecraft Movie, which added a little under $6 million in its seventh frame, pushing its domestic total to just over the $415 million milestone. Rounding out the top five list was Amazon MGM’s The Accountant 2, which earned an estimated $5 million in its fourth weekend, taking its total to nearly $60 million. The action sequel outperformed The Weeknd’s poorly reviewed musical thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, which made under $3.5 million in its debut. This isn’t just a setback for the pop-star, but also for Jenna Ortega, who was riding a wave of hits before 2025 ruined her streak. She was last seen in Death of a Unicorn, which concluded its run with around $12 million. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

Final Destination Bloodlines

Release Date

May 16, 2025

Runtime

109 Minutes

Director

Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein

Writers

Lori Evans Taylor, Guy Busick, Jeffrey Reddick, Jon Watts

Producers

Craig Perry, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle

Kaitlyn Santa Juana

Stephanie Lewis

Teo Briones

Charlie Lewis