Brec Bassinger in “Final Destination Bloodlines.”
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Final Destination series reboot Final Destination Bloodlines is bringing the horror film franchise back in a big way in theaters this weekend.
The first Final Destination movie kicked off the franchise in 2000 and spawned four sequels through 2011. Now, after a 14-year break, Warner Bros. hired directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein to reinvigorate the franchise and it’s already paying dividends.
Final Destination Bloodline is aiming to earn $46 million from 3,523 North American theaters in its first Friday to Sunday frame, Deadline projects. The estimated domestic tally includes $5.5 million earned from Thursday night previews.
If the estimate holds, it exceeds Deadline’s pre-release projection that pegged the Warner Bros. film to open in the $35 million to $45 million range. Box Office Pro projected Final Destination Bloodlines to earn somewhere in the neighborhood of $45 million to $60 million domestically.
No matter the case, Final Destination Bloodlines’ estimated tally is more than enough to knock Disney-Marvel’s Thunderbolts* out of the top spot at the box office after two weeks. Deadline projects that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure will earn $15.5 million from 3,960 venues, which will boost its running domestic tally to $154.4 million.
Jenna Ortega and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye in “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”
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‘Sinners,’ ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘Accountant 2’ Hold Back Newcomer ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
Two more Warner Bros. releases — Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s vampire thriller Sinners and Jason Black and Jason Momoa’s video game-inspired action comedy A Minecraft Movie — are both holding strong in the domestic box office top five.
Deadline projects Sinners will finish at No. 3 with a $15 million take from 3,518 theaters this weekend to bring its running domestic tally to $240.3 million and estimates A Minecraft Movie to pull in $5.9 million from 3,468 venues to take the No. 4 spot.
If A Minecraft Movie’s estimate holds, it will up the film’s domestic take to $416.6 million.
Deadline projects that Ben Affleck’s crime thriller the Accountant 2 will take the No. 5 spot at the weekend box office with an projected take of $4.5 million. If the estimate holds, it will boost the film’s running take to $58.7 million.
Coming in at No. 6 in its opening weekend is Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Jenna Ortega’s psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, which Lionsgate estimates will make $3 million to $3.6 million from 2,020 North American theaters.
Note: This box office report will be updated throughout the weekend with the most current numbers when they become available. The final numbers for this weekend’s box office will be released on Monday.
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