‘Final Destination: Bloodlines' eyes record-breaking $50 million opening as the Weeknd and Jenna Ortega fizzle in ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow'
Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the sixth installment of New Line's R-rated horror franchise is poised for a franchise-record $50 million debut. The film raked in an impressive $5 million from Thursday previews, according to Deadline, matching the preview earnings of Ryan Coogler's Sinners last month, which went onto a $48 million opening weekend. Bloodlines marks the first Final Destination film in more than a decade — since 2011's Final Destination 5 opened to $18 million. The franchise, which debuted in 2000, has grossed $665 million worldwide.
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The success of Final Destination: Bloodlines is bolstered by strong reviews and a stellar 92 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. This release cements Warner Bros.' fourth No. 1 debut of the year following Mickey 17, A Minecraft Movie, and Sinners.
Meanwhile, audiences are in no rush to see Hurry Up Tomorrow, the new psychological thriller starring Abel Tesfaye (better known multiplatinum recording artist the Weeknd), Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan. Serving as a companion piece to the Weeknd's sixth studio album of the same name, the film was panned by critics and has struggled to generate hype, despite its star power.
Gold Derby readers predict that Final Destination: Bloodlines will win the May 16-18 weekend with between $25 million and $50 million domestically. Thunderbolts is the runner-up selection of our oddsmakers.
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Director: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein Distributor: Warner Bros. Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them. The horror flick, starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, and the late Tony Todd, has a running time of one hour, 50 minutes, and is rated R. Final Destination: Bloodlines is certified "fresh" with a 92 percent score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; "generally favorable" reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 75 percent.
Director: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein Distributor: Lionsgate An insomniac musician encounters a mysterious stranger, leading to a journey that challenges everything he knows about himself. The psychological thriller, starring Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd), Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan, has a running time of one hour, 45 minutes, and is rated R. Hurry Up Tomorrow is certified "rotten" with a 15 percent score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; "generally unfavorable" reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 29 percent.
BOX-OFFICE PREDICTIONS
Buoyed by glowing reviews and franchise nostalgia, Final Destination: Bloodlines is expected to dominate the weekend, grossing between $45 million and $50 million. Disney/Marvel's Thunderbolts and Warner Bros.' Sinners will battle it out for second place — both tracking toward $15 million in ticket sales. A Minecraft Movie will hold on to fourth place with $6 million, while the critically panned Hurry Up Tomorrow debuts in fifth with just $5 million.
Here are Gold Derby's predictions box-office rankings for the top five:
1. Final Destination: Bloodlines 2. Thunderbolts 3. Sinners 4. A Minecraft Movie 5. Hurry Up Tomorrow
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