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Final Destination: Bloodlines storms OTT after ₹76 crore India run, global total crosses $270 million

Final Destination: Bloodlines storms OTT after ₹76 crore India run, global total crosses $270 million

Indian Express18-06-2025
Final Destination: Bloodlines has turned out to be a box office beast in India, riding right behind Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, the American supernatural horror picks up the franchise's nerve-wracking legacy—last seen in 2011—and brings it back with a vengeance. It's still going strong in theatres, but for those who skipped the big screen, it's already landed on OTT. Released on May 16, the film dropped on Prime Video on June 17, 2025. Bloodlines has become the franchise's biggest hit with a $271.7 million haul worldwide. Critics are calling it the best yet, with a solid 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also read: Final Destination Bloodlines movie review: This franchise, and death, goes out with a bang
Final Destination: Bloodlines is now on Prime Video. It's available to rent for ₹399 ($19.99) or buy for ₹499 ($24.99). Once you rent it, you have 30 days to start watching, and 48 hours to finish after hitting play. The film is also streaming on Apple TV and is available to buy or rent there too. According to Forbes, in a recent press release from Warner Bros., the film will also be available on the paid versions of different platforms, including Fandango at Home and Movies Anywhere, for US residents. A physical release of the film is also lined up. If you prefer disc over digital, the Blu-ray, DVD, and limited-edition 4K Steelbook versions drop on July 22, and pre-orders are open on Amazon. Apart from these, a full box set of all six Final Destination films is hitting stores the same day.
In India, the film is available to stream in English, Tamil, Telugu & Hindi.
The story picks up with Stefani Reyes (played by Kaitlyn Santa Juana), getting nightmares about a woman named Iris, who turns out to be her maternal grandmother. Stefani is haunted by dreams where a hotel tower collapses and everyone dies, back in 1968. She travels back home to uncover the truth, and realises those visuals were not just dreams but inherited premonitions passed down from her grandmother, Iris Campbell. Once she starts digging into the family's history and meets her estranged grandmother, who dies while explaining the situation, Stefani discovers a chain of death approaching her family. Death is after her entire bloodline, and she has to break the curse before time runs out. The film keeps you hooked till the climax and has received raving reviews globally.
Also read: Final Destination 6: Bloodlines trailer resurrects franchise's scariest scene to traumatise a new era
Even with some screens dropping the film by the fifth weekend, it maintained a solid run. In North America, it made $130.64 million, just missing The Silence of the Lambs by a spot, becoming the 18th highest-grossing horror movie of all time in the US. For a movie made on a $50 million budget, it pulled in over $141.1 million internationally, bringing the total to $271.74 million. In India, despite strong competition from titles like Mission: Impossible and other Bollywood films, the movie has brought in over ₹76 crore, opening to a strong ₹4.5 crore on Day 1.
The film stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Stefani Reyes, Teo Briones as Charlie, her younger brother, Gabrielle Rose as Iris, the grandmother, and Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore as the Campbell cousins. Tony Todd returns as the iconic William Bludworth.
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