“Final Destination Bloodlines” made a killing in its international box office debut, scaring up $51 million from 74 markets.
Warner Bros. and New Line’s R-rated horror film added another $51 million domestically for a terrific $102 million global start. Thanks to positive word-of-mouth and great reviews, “Final Destination” secured by far the best opening weekend in the six-film series, which began with 2000’s “Final Destination.” With this momentum, it’ll also eventually rank as the highest-grossing installment over 2011’s “The Final Destination” ($186 million globally).
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Directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, “Final Destination Bloodlines” continues the franchise’s trend of subjecting people to increasingly insane and horrific deaths and centers on a family who starts dying off one by one because their matriarch was never supposed to survive a horrific event from 50 years ago. Top overseas territories include Mexico with $5.5 million, the United Kingdom with $5.3 million, the Philippines with $3.4 million, India with $3 million and France with $3 million.
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Warner Bros. Pictures, after a rough end to 2024 and start to the year with “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Mickey 17″ and “The Alto Knights,” is experiencing a reversal in theatrical fortunes. “Final Destination Bloodlines,” which cost $50 million to produce, is the studio’s third consecutive win following April’s blockbusters “A Minecraft Movie” and “Sinners.”
Those two films continue to draw crowds, with “Minecraft” bringing in $8.3 million in its seventh weekend on the big screen. The PG-rated video game adaptation has generated $501 million overseas and $928 million worldwide to date, standing as Hollywood’s biggest movie of the year. Meanwhile, “Sinners” collected $3.8 million internationally over the weekend, boosting its tally to $76 million overseas and a stellar $316 million globally.
Elsewhere, Disney-Marvel’s adventure “Thunderbolts*” added $15.7 million from 52 markets in its third frame. The superhero sequel has generated $170 million abroad and $325.7 million worldwide. However, “Thunderbolts*” may struggle to turn a theatrical profit despite enjoying strong reviews and becoming one of the top five highest-grossing movies of the year. That’s because the tentpole cost a hefty $180 million to produce and roughly $100 million to market, and cinema owners get to keep about half of ticket sales.
Ahead of its North American release, Sony’s “Karate Kid: Legends” generated $4 million while playing in select Latin American markets. The sequel, featuring the franchise’s OG star Ralph Macchio and newcomer Ben Wang, has grossed $11.5 million from 12 markets.
“Karate Kid: Legends” opens on May 30 in the U.S. and 31 major international territories, including the U.K. and Germany. Picking up three years after the conclusion of “Cobra Kai,” a spinoff sequel in the martial arts franchise, this film follows a new student (Wang) who becomes the latest protege to Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) and Mr. Han (Jackie Chan, who joined the series with 2010’s “Karate Kid” reboot).
