The summer film season is officially about us. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” inaugurated the summer box office with a first big boost. Unfortunately, Hollywood left the second weekend in May largely without major versions. Fortunately, we will not have to wait a long time for the next blockbuster to arrive while Warner Bros. A “Final Destination Bloodlines” to come next weekend. The good news is that it seems to be another success for the kind of horror and WB. The best news? People could underestimate how great this film could be.
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Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, “Bloodlines” is currently considering the start of the range of 28 to 35 million dollars at the National Box-Office, by Box office theory. It would be a killer, because it would put him on the right track to have the greatest opening of the history of the “final destination” franchise. Currently, “The Final Destination” of 2009, which opened up to $ 27.4 million On the way to a global finish of $ 187.3 million, holds the record.
What is particularly interesting in this film is that it is widely considered to be the worst entry of the series “Final Destination” as a whole. This could also explain why the “final 5” destination “of 2011, often considered one of the best, adopted less with an opening of $ 18 million and a world finish of $ 155 million. However, these are strong numbers for a series of a fourth entry poorly considered in a franchise. Overall, in five films, the series has brought in more than $ 650 million worldwide against combined budgets totaling just over $ 150 million. These are great yields, which makes it quite surprised that it has taken so long for a large screen revival.
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“Bloodlines” focuses on a student named Stefani who is plagued by a recurring nightmare and returns home to find the only person who could break the cycle and save his family from a dark spell. The casting includes Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”), Teo Brones (“Chucky”), Richard Harmon (“The 100”), Anna Lore (“Gotham Knights”), Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Tardif Tony Todd in one of his roles on the final screen.
Final destination lines could benefit from generational nostalgia
The figures seem good as is, but on the basis of certain circumstantial evidence and a little history of the box office, this has the integration of a possible outperformator. On the one hand, the trailer for “Final Destination Bloodlines” was the second most observed horror trailer of all time in its first 24 hours, by Deadline. The only film he failed to overshadow? “IT” of 2017, which ranks like the most profitable horror film in history.
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Based on the novel of the same name of Stephen King, “IT” exploded projections on the way to an opening of $ 123 million and a world finish of $ 700 million. I do not suggest that “Bloodlines” will open up, I simply say that these views of the trailer should not be reduced, especially if the critical buzz is on the side of the film. It is also worth emphasizing that WB “sinners” have already outpected expectations this year. The horror is hot.
This film has all the characteristics of a possible struck escape fueled by generational nostalgia. It has been 14 years since the film “Final Destination” appeared in theaters. By coincidence, there was a 14-year gap between “Jurassic Park III” and “Jurassic World”, which became a feeling of $ 1.6 billion at the box office motivated by multi-generational nostalgia. The repressed demand and several generations of fans wishing to see this return of franchise feels similar. Monitoring may well underestimate the chances of this film to provide numbers larger than expected.
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Not for nothing, but the films “Final Destination” recently dominated the graphics of the maximum audience, indicating a strong lasting interest in the franchise. And finally, but not the least, Jon Watts, who made Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, prepared history for this film and is on board as a producer. He has a magical touch. If part of this magic detects on it, good things could happen.
“Final Destination Bloodlines” will be released in theaters on May 16, 2025.
