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(L-r) Teo Briones as “Charlie”, Andrew Tinpo Lee as “Marty”, Kaitlyn Santa Juana as “Stefanie”, April Amber Telek as “Aunt Brenda”, Alex Zahara as “Uncle Howard”, Richard Harmon as “Erik”, Anna Lore as “Julia”, Owen Patrick Joyner as “Bobby” in New Line Cinema’s “Final Destination Bloodlines,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Eric Milner Imagine being an actor and getting the call to join a film franchise you’ve genuinely loved for years—a series so iconic it’s practically legendary! That’s precisely the dream scenario that unfolded for April Amber Telek, who now stars in the fun, energetic cast of Final Destination: Bloodlines! This isn’t just any sequel; Bloodlines is the sixth and now highest-grossing movie of the entire Final Destination franchise, a truly impressive feat! So, for Telek, becoming part of this beloved horror saga was...

After scaring up a franchise record $257 million at the worldwide box office, Final Destination Bloodlines is coming home to Digital outlets in North America on June 17, 2025.

Final Destination Bloodlines, the newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody franchise which takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice, will be available to own on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers on July 22.

From New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is directed by Adam Stein & Zach Lipovsky. The screenplay is by Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor, and the story is by Jon Watts and Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor. Based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick.

Final Destination Bloodlines stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Rya Kihlstedt, Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd.

In the box office hit, “Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare,...

Final Destination: Bloodlines Worldwide Box Office: Achieves Another Incredible Feat (Photo Credit –YouTube)

The supernatural horror movie Final Destination: Bloodlines might be feeling the pressure of new releases, but it has not given up yet. The film has now achieved another mean feat by entering the all-time top 30 highest-grossing horror movies list owing to its $235.9 million worldwide box office gross. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The film is one of the biggest box office successes of the year and is also the highest-grossing installment in the franchise by a considerable margin. It was directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein. The sixth film came out after over a decade of the last movie in this franchise.

How much has Final Destination: Bloodlines collected worldwide?

Final Destination: Bloodlines has been running in the theatres for 21 days, and as we have mentioned, it is a financial success. The sixth Final Destination movie...

After a 14 year hiatus, the Final Destination franchise returned this year with Final Destination: Bloodlines – and movie-goers were clearly missing these movies, as Bloodlines has quickly become the highest-grossing entry in the franchise. The previous record holder, 2009’s The Final Destination, reached $187 million, but the new sequel has left that record in the dust, pulling in over $230 million so far. That’s in just two and a half weeks of release! Now, according to When to Stream, word is going around that Final Destination: Bloodlines might be getting a digital release in just two more weeks, on June 17th. We’ll have to wait and see if that turns out to be true. As When to Stream noted, “Warner Bros has neither announced nor confirmed the release date. As always, release dates are subject to change.”

Final Destination: Bloodlines has the following synopsis: Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college...

After a suspenseful theatrical run, Final Destination: Bloodlines—the sixth installment in the iconic horror franchise—is set to make its digital streaming debut. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, this latest chapter continues the series’ tradition of inventive and chilling death sequences.

What is Final Destination: Bloodlines About?

In Final Destination: Bloodlines, college student Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) is haunted by a recurring nightmare, leading her to uncover a dark family secret: her ancestors once cheated death, and now it’s coming to claim its due. As Stefani delves deeper, she realizes that fate is relentless, and any attempt to escape its grasp only tightens its hold. The film also stars Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger, and franchise veteran Tony Todd.

Where to Watch Final Destination: Bloodlines Online?

According to director Adam Stein, Final Destination: Bloodlines will be available for digital...

A Deadly Legacy Reborn More than two decades after the original film debuted, ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ reminds audiences why Death can never be cheated and that the series still packs a lethal punch. As a thrilling addition to the cult horror franchise, ‘Bloodlines’ marks a surprising and sharp return to form and leans into the best traditions of the franchise while expanding the mythology in ways that feel both organic and genuinely unsettling. Director Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein pull off a difficult balancing act of exciting longtime fans and teasing new directions that could fuel another era of inevitable, inventive fatalities. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world...

Pop icon Charli Xcx is revisiting the Final Destination franchise ahead of seeing the latest installment, Final Destination Bloodlines, which landed in theaters two weeks ago. The musician only had the best words for the films, as seen on TikTok, and she didn’t hesitate to pitch her own idea for a potential sequel starring “It Girls.” Final Destination began with the 2000 pic and is currently in its sixth chapter, which is not the last for the franchise, as previously hinted by producer Craig Perry. So fingers crossed, Charli’s version could actually come to life.

In the video, the Brat creator initially pointed out why she loves the Final Destination movies, saying they “really just are about hot people getting killed” and with “no moral backbone to the story.” She then detailed her idea, naming some stars she would want featured in her version, including a scream icon:

“I was thinking,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Final Destination Bloodlines.

One unexpected death in Final Destination Bloodlines has been explained by the directors. The horror sequel, which follows Death hunting down the descendants of the survivors of a disaster at a tower restaurant called Skyview, set up a potential death scene for Erik Campbell (Richard Harmon), only to reveal that he lived due to not being a blood relative of Skyview survivor Iris Campbell (Gabrielle Rose), because his mother had an affair. However, Erik is then given one of the bloodiest Final Destination Bloodlines deaths when a malfunctioning Mri machine gorily pulls a wheelchair through his torso.

During an interview with Polygon, Final Destination Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein shared their perspectives on Erik's death. They pointed to the line spoken by Tony Todd's character William Bludworth, which is that "when you f--k with Death, things get messy,...

Final Destination: Bloodlines has proven to be a massive success for Warner Bros., and has now become the highest-grossing movie in the franchise with a $187+ million global box office haul.

Highly positive reviews are sure to have helped, as are some incredibly inventive, shocking, and downright gruesome kills.

Though the opening Sky View premonition sequence is arguably the highlight of the movie, the "lawnmower death" that befalls poor Uncle Howard has to be a close second. The carnage is brilliantly orchestrated, with several fake-outs building towards Howard falling backwards into the oncoming blades of the lawnmower.

The studio has now shared a behind-the-scenes look at Howard's brutal demise, which relied heavily on practical VFX. We also have some BTS photos of the bloodied cast members.

Check out the clip below, and let us know if you've been to see the movie yet in the comments.

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(L-r) Teo Briones as “Charlie”, Andrew Tinpo Lee as “Marty”, Kaitlyn Santa Juana as “Stefanie”, April Amber Telek as “Aunt Brenda”, Alex Zahara as “Uncle Howard”, Richard Harmon as “Erik”, Anna Lore as “Julia”, Owen Patrick Joyner as “Bobby” in New Line Cinema’s “Final Destination Bloodlines,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Eric Milner First frightening viewers in 2000, the legendary Final Destination series has once again struck a chord with its most recent installment, Final Destination: Bloodlines. With critical acclaim and a welcoming audience reaction, the sixth movie in the long-running series has vaulted to the top of the box office in its opening weekend. With the exception of the late, revered Tony Todd, whose presence provided a poignant link to the series’ legacy, Bloodlines boldly chose for an almost entirely new cast. Viewers have embraced this new group, their...

Final Destination Bloodlines is the first sequel in the franchise since 2011, as the movie was delayed due to several reasons. Directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, the horror film seems to have revived the franchise and introduced it to a whole new generation of viewers. It is also the highest-rated film in the franchise.

Stein and Lipovsky have proved time and again that they have a lot of passion and love for the Final Destination movies. From their creative pitch meeting to their use of practical effects in the movie for maximum impact, they have given it their all. Now, Stein has opened the door to their creative process and the work that went behind those gory deaths.

Final Destination Bloodlines co-director reveals how they did the lawnmower and garbage truck deaths A still from Final Destination Bloodlines | Credits: Warner Bros.

The core concept of the Final Destination movies...

The Direct's Russ Milheim sat down with the cast and creatives behind Final Destination: Bloodlines to discuss the absolutely crazy deaths that the sixth entry in the iconic horror franchise brings to the table. While Bloodlines flirts with the idea of multiple characters (all within the same family) cheating death itself, as one would expect, it never works out, and everyone dies in spectacular, gory fashion by the time the credits roll.

The complete list of the talented folk The Direct spoke with includes Brec Bassinger (Iris Campbell), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (Stefani Reyes), Teo Briones (Charlie Reyes), Rya Kihlstedt (Darlene Reyes), Richard Harmon (Erik Campbell), Owen Patrick Joyner (Bobby Campbell), Anna Lore (Julia Campbell), Adam Stein (co-director), Zach Lipovsky (co-director), and Craig Perry (franchise producer). Final Destination: Bloodlines is now playing in theaters.

Star Brec Bassinger Opens up About the Crazy Death Scenes in Her Big Opening Read full article on The Direct.

Long-time Final Destination producer Craig Perry has shared his least favorite movie from the horror franchise. He was also a producer on the coming-of-age comedy American Pie.

The revelation was made in an excerpt from Entertainment Weekly journalist Clark Collis' upcoming book titled, Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie.He states that Perry admitted that 2009's The Final Destination was the worst one in the franchise. "I don't think the fourth one is good at all, actually it sucks," Perry said.

The Final Destination centered around a college student who receives a deadly premonition at an auto race. He managed to avoid the disaster along with his girlfriend and two other friends. Most fans and critics actually seemed to agree with Perry's sentiments about the fourth movie, since it is currently the lowest-rated movie of the franchise on Rotten Tomatoes, with only 28%.

Perry...

Final Destination Bloodlines' digital release date has been confirmed by co-director Adam Stein after an inaccurate listing. Directed by Stein and Zach Lipovsky, the sixth film in the horror franchise follows a college student who, after her grandmother's death, begins experiencing visions tied to a premonition that once prevented a fatal structural collapse in 1968, only to discover that Death is now targeting her family. Final Destination Bloodlines' cast includes Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd.

Now, just five days after releasing in theaters, the movie's digital release date has been revealed. On X, formerly Twitter, Adam Stein responded to an inaccurate listing, revealing that Final Destination Bloodlines' digital release date is June 17. The inaccurate listing claimed the home release was in just two weeks on June 4. Check out his post below:

Hi Gitesh — the home release date isn’t accurate.

Producer Craig Perry has been guiding the Final Destination franchise every step of the way since the beginning – and with the sixth film in the series, Final Destination: Bloodlines, now in theatres, the folks at Entertainment Weekly decided to sit down for a conversation with Perry in which he looks back at all of the disasters and death scenes in the first five movies You can watch the 40 minute death retrospective in the video embedded above.

Final Destination: Bloodlines has the following synopsis: Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all. It has been rated R for strong violent / grisly accidents, and language.

Tony Todd reprised the role of mortician William Bludworth from Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5,...

Last year, Final Destination 6, which ended up going by the title Final Destination: Bloodlines, finally, after years of development and a long gap between sequels, made its way through production. Now, in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Final Destination, the new sequel has made its way into theatres – and it had a very successful opening weekend, proving that audiences are still eager to see more from this franchise. We’ve previously shared interviews with the film’s directors and cast and today we have a new batch of interviews to share, as JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was able to attend the red carpet premiere of the film in Los Angeles, where he talked with cast members Anna Lore, Richard Harmon, Rya Kihlstedt, and Alex Zahara, as well as franchise producer Craig Perry, original Final Destination writer Jeffrey Reddick, and editor Sabrina Pitre. Topics covered the filming of the movie,...

"I intend to enjoy the time I have left, and I suggest you do the same. Life is precious, enjoy every single second. You never know when... good luck."

Horror legend Tony Todd sadly passed away last November after a long illness, and Final Destination: Bloodlines features the actor's final performance.

Todd makes a brief cameo as the returning Mr. Bludwurth when the beleaguered protagonists pay him a visit in an attempt to figure out how to get themselves off Death's hit list. After giving them a couple of not particularly appealing options, Bludwurth takes his leave, with some parting words for the doomed family members, and his fans.

Co-director Adam Stein has now revealed that Todd's unscripted final words also served as a farewell to the audience.

"Throughout prepping the movie, we knew Tony was sick, and there were times when we weren’t sure if he would...

Death is back, and audiences are lining up to see its latest masterpiece of mayhem. Well, folks, it looks like moviegoers just can’t get enough of watching characters meet their demise in spectacularly gruesome ways.

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Final Destination Bloodlines has absolutely crushed box office expectations this weekend! Not only did the sixth installment in this long-running horror franchise blow past industry projections, but it also managed to establish itself as the highest-grossing opener in the series’ entire 25-year history.

And get this – it accomplished all this after a 14-year absence from theaters. If there was ever any doubt about whether audiences still had an appetite for Death’s elaborate designs, this opening weekend certainly put those questions to rest.

Breaking franchise records Brec Bassinger in Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025) | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Let’s talk numbers for a second, because they’re seriously impressive.

Final Destination: Bloodlines has earned the best reviews in the franchise’s history—along with a record-breaking box office debut. Despite this recent high point, the series has seen its share of ups and downs over the past three decades. When it comes to picking the worst installment, producer Craig Perry doesn’t hesitate to call out The Final Destination.

In an excerpt from Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie by Clark Collis (via Entertainment Weekly), Perry revealed that he originally believed The Final Destination would mark the end of the series. Ironically, it became the highest-grossing installment at the time—a title Bloodlines is poised to surpass—and ultimately paved the way for yet another sequel.

“I figured that we’re done,” Perry said. “Then, lo and behold, opening weekend, we’re like, ‘Uh, okay, here we go.’ I don’t...

Warner Bros. continues to dominate the box office. Its latest film, New Line/Warner Bros.' Final Destination Bloodlines, took the top box office spot with an estimated $51 million domestically, per Deadline. The film, directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, exceeded expectations in the U.S. as it was previously predicted to earn between $35 million and $40 million in its three-day opening weekend.

Bloodlines is shattering records as it has had the biggest opening of any of the films in the Final Destination franchise and has the distinction of being the biggest opening for an R-rated horror movie this decade, per Discussing Film. Bloodlines has already earned $102 million globally, with an even split coming from overseas and U.S. box office tallies. The horror film surpassed Sinners'opening weekend total. The Ryan Coogler film, starring Michael B. Jordan, earned $48 million in its opening weekend.

Bloodlines Could Quickly Outpace the Original Final Destination

With its $102 million,...

Final Destination: Bloodlines is doing big numbers at the box office.

The sixth film in the horror movie franchise just beat the franchise’s record and surpassed expectations, opening at $51 million at the domestic box office as of Sunday (May 18), THR reports.

Overseas, it’s estimated to bring in another $51 million for a global start of $102 million.

The movie stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a young woman who discovers that her grandmother was able to cheat death and save numerous lives, albeit with frightening consequences.

Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, with Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd also star.

Keep reading to find out more…

The last installment, Final Destination 5, was released in 2011 and opened to $18 million, not adjusted for inflation.

The first movie was released in 2000. In the film, after getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student, saves a few of his classmates.

In a third consecutive win, Warner Bros. is doing scary great business at the box office thanks to New Line’s critically acclaimed Final Destination Bloodlines.

The supernatural horror-thriller pic topped the weekend with a franchise-best domestic opening of $51.7 million, ahead of expectations. Overseas, it earned $54.1 million for a global start of $105.8 million, up from Sunday’s estimate of $101.2 million, thanks to a strong Sunday. Either number was more than enough to successfully revive a long-dormant franchise that was first introduced to audiences a quarter of a century ago. The last installment, Final Destination 5, was released in 2011 and opened to $18 million, not adjusted for inflation. (On Saturday, the pic was only expected to do $46 million to $47 million.)

Embraced by critics and audiences, Bloodlines is directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky. The R-rated title stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a young woman who discovers that her grandmother was able...

The latest Final Destinationmovie, Final Destination Bloodlines, is giving another horror film, a run for its money at the box office. Per Deadline, Bloodlines, in its opening weekend,is on track to earn $45 million, just shy of the $48 million that Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror film, Sinners, made in its debut weekend.

Bloodlines, via Warner Bros., has already broken a record for the highest-grossing opening day for any film in the Final Destination franchise, earning $21 million on its first day in theaters. There’s a slight chance that Bloodlines could earn as much as $50 million this weekend, but that remains to be seen.

Warner Bros. Sinners, in its fifth weekend in theaters, is on its way to adding another $15 million this weekend after tallying $4.4 million on Friday. Sinners, thus far, has earned just shy of $300 million worldwide, with $225.3 million coming from domestic box office totals, per Box Office Mojo.

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Although the Final Destination franchise is admittedly very popular, it has always struggled with the critics. In fact, the franchise seemed to have ended 14 years ago, just as a new wave of director-driven horror movies — these were categorized as "elevated horror" — began to leave an impression in the minds of audiences and critics. Art-house horror, for the first time ever, became mainstream. But Final Destination Bloodlines is flipping the narrative in its debut; not only is the movie expected to overperform at the box office, it has delivered the best reviews in the franchise's quarter-century history.

Bloodlines holds a "certified fresh" 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, in addition to a "verified hot" 90% audience score on the website. These impressive Rt scores were supplemented by a B+ CinemaScore grade, which is extraordinarily high for a horror movie of this kind. By comparison, the recent blockbuster Sinners earned an A- grade on the...

"Final Destination" is one of the most underrated horror franchises around, with kills so memorable they traumatize entire generations — and turn into great marketing stunts.

Part of the magic of this franchise is how it weaponizes mundane anxieties — fear of flying, roller coasters, and the general uneasy feeling that something bad is about to happen. The films are about the very relatable fear of death: the knowledge that it can happen at any moment, in any way. And that is also where the signature dark humor of "Final Destination" comes in, as it stares death right in the face and presents the audience with the most ridiculous Rube Goldberg-like kills.

The latest entry in the franchise, "Final Destination Bloodlines," may very well be its best. This is a film that ties the entire franchise together, that offers as many ludicrous and fun kills as it does a rather emotional story about family.

Spoilers follow.

The "Final Destination" franchise has lain dormant for 14 years, waiting for the perfect moment to strike fear into a whole new generation. I admittedly had my reservations about "Bloodlines" simply because "Final Destination 5" is both the best entry and the thematic lynchpin of the entire series. Most horror franchises would kill to have an ending this tight, so the thought of resurrecting it for another go-around worried me initially. Rest assured, however, that "Bloodlines" is a more than worthy successor that takes the series in an exciting new direction, while still offering up a buffet of gruesomely gory deaths that's best experienced with a crowd. /Film's Bj Colangelo wrote in her review that the sixth entry is a franchise best and I'm very much on the same page.

"Bloodlines" kicks off its carnival of carnage with a tremendous opening premonition sequence set in the '60s atop a Skyview restaurant.

Mission: Impossible 8 Or Final Destination 6 – Which Film Is Winning Over Critics? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Two major Hollywood releases, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Final Destination Bloodlines, hit the big screens around the same time and are currently running in theatres. The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible film series, starring Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise, was released in Indian theatres today and will be out next week in the US. Meanwhile, Final Destination Bloodlines is also running in full swing! But which of these films has earned a better critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes? The answer might surprise you.

Mission: Impossible 8 Vs Final Destination 6 – Which Movie Is Leading On Rotten Tomatoes?

As of today, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning holds a critics’ score of 81% on the reviews aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 155 reviews (at the time of writing). On the other hand, Final Destination...

Final Destination Bloodlines North America Box Office: Beats Sinners’ Thursday Previews ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Final Destination Bloodlines has finally landed in the theatres, and it is set to wreak havoc at the box office, judging by its strong numbers from the previews. The film has already started to give competition to Ryan Coogler’s dominating horror movie Sinners. It might even beat it with its opening weekend collection. The horror flick’s CinemaScore rating has also been revealed and is quite favorable for it. Keep scrolling for more.

The film was directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein. This is the sixth film in the Final Destination film series. This sequel has arrived after over a decade, featuring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Rya Kihlstedt, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd. It is the best-reviewed film in the franchise, receiving 92% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes,...

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2025 has been one of the weaker years for the film industry as high-budget films like Captain America: Brave New World and Snow White have failed at both impressing the audience and at the box office. While there have been many disappointments this year, it does not mean that there have been no good movies released this year, and to prove that, we have compiled a list of the best movies that have come out in 2025 so far.

Final Destination: Bloodlines (In Theaters) Credit – Warner Bros.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is a supernatural horror film co-directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein from a screenplay co-written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor. The 2025 film is the sixth entry into the Final Destination film franchise, and it follows a college student who saves the lives of many people who were supposed to die,...

It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since the last Final Destination film was released in theaters (and the franchise feels more popular now than ever before—just try looking at a log truck on the road and not thinking about that killer opening in Final Destination 2), but the latest installment is well worth the wait. Paying homage to the franchise's past installments while carving its own gory trail in the creatively macabre image of Death's design, Final Destinations Bloodlines is the perfect balance of blood-soaked horror, gallows humor, and heart-wrenching moments, especially because this latest film follows an entire family who have cheated Death by their very existence, and who find themselves in the shadow of the Grim Reaper's scythe now that Death has finally caught up to them decades later...

Suffice to say that I'm dying for Daily Dead readers to see Final Destination...

Death has a design, and it includes you watching "Final Destination Bloodlines" before reading this article, as there are heavy spoilers ahead.

"Final Destination" is one of the most underrated horror franchises out there. Sure, it isn't as influential as some of the heavier hitters, but with the low number of entries comes a higher batting average. Even the worst of the "Final Destination" movies still has some great kills and novel concepts for the franchise. Indeed, what makes this horror series stand out is how inventive it is, taking a rather simple concept and constantly exploring new aspects of it.

There is no iconic villain like Freddy or Michael Myers here, but that's because the kills themselves stay with you in a way few kills in other franchises do. There's no need for a memorable singular villain when you can traumatize an entire generation into not driving behind a...

The Final Destination franchise is back on the big screen after a 14 year break between installments, but that’s not the only new horror movie waiting for your attention this week.

Here’s all the new horror that released from May 12 – May 16, 2025!

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The third installment in the Poohniverse, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare is now available to rent ($12.99) or buy ($19.98) digitally. It’s exclusively available on Amazon.

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, the twisted take on the childhood classic is written and directed by Scott Chambers, who produced the Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey films in addition to starring in the second installment as Christopher Robin.

In the British indie slasher, “Wendy Darling strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland.

Hollywood, California – May 12: Owen Patrick Joyner seen at New Line Cinema’s “Final Destination: Bloodlines” World Premiere at Tcl Chinese Theatre on May 12, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty Images) In March 2000, the first Final Destination movie was released. Four months later, Owen Patrick Joyner was born. Now, at age 24, Joyner is one of the stars of Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth film in the franchise. As a longtime fan of the films, Joyner said it’s an incredible honor to now be part of the series. (Click on the media bar below to hear Owen Patrick Joyner.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Owen_Patrick_Joyner-_Final_Destination-_Bloodlines_.mp3 Final Destination Bloodlines is now playing in theaters.

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Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved supernatural horror series, opens Friday in theaters. Fans loved the first five Final Destination movies, but they've all been met with a log to the face at the Academy Awards. After this week's glowing critics' reviews, Bloodlines could find itself competitive in four Oscar categories next year ... if voters aren't too afraid.

Kaitlyn Santa Juana stars as Stefani Reyes, a present-day college student inexplicably haunted by a tower collapse from 1968. Teo Briones plays Charlie Reyes, Stefani's younger brother, while Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Anna Lore play their cousins. Rya Kihlstedt portrays Stefani and Charlie's estranged mother, Darlene Campbell, and the dual role of Grandma Iris was given to Gabrielle Rose (the older version) and Brec Bassinger (the younger version). Horror icon Tony Todd, who died in 2024, returns one last time as fan-fave character William Bludworth, a mortician who...

Planes, tanning beds, speeding buses, escalators, elevators, fire escapes, air bags, pool drains, gymnastics, acupuncture, nail guns, plates of glass, weight machines, trains, corrective laser eye surgery, driving over bridges, and, of course, driving behind logging trucks are all things that have been ruined for someone courtesy of the first five "Final Destination" movies. Now, the sixth installment, "Final Destination Bloodlines," is ready to terrorize a new generation by awakening new anxieties within us all that we never knew we had.

But how do the twisted minds behind these movies decide what everyday occurrence is going to be irreversibly associated with freak accidents and irrational paranoia? As "Bloodlines" co-director Zach Lipovsky tells me, "It takes many years, and it's an incredible iterative process." Part of that process is a legitimate roundtable with the writers, where they sit back and brainstorm, "What are the things that we can ruin for people?...

Horror’s most ingenious death traps have returned to the big screen as “Final Destination Bloodlines” opens in theaters this weekend.

The R-rated Warner Bros. and New Line horror has made $5.5 million in Thursday previews at the box office. The film is expected to make between $35 million to $45 million in its debut, which would be the franchise’s highest opening weekend ever. It’s on track to add $35 million internationally for a global start of $70 million to $80 million. Costing roughly $50 million to produce, the film should be another bloody good return for Warner Bros. after it had huge success with “Sinners” and “A Minecraft Movie” last month.

“The Final Destination,” the fourth entry released in 2009, currently holds the franchise’s record for highest opening with $28.3 million, followed by “Final Destination 3” with $19.1 million and “Final Destination 5” with $18.4 million.

“Bloodlines,” the sixth “Final Destination” entry, should beat Marvel’s “Thunderbolts,...

The horror franchise with the creative kills is back to splatter blood on the big screen. The new entry, Final Destination: Bloodlines, was long in development after the fifth installment. Franchise producer Craig Perry previously let it be known that the film was aiming for a theatrical release in 2025, in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the original film. Tony Todd makes his last appearance in this film before his passing and is joined in the cast by Brec Bassinger, Richard Harmon, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones, Andrew Tinpo Lee, April Amber Telek, and Alex Zahara.

While Final Destination is a well-established franchise for the Warner Bros. studio, it remains to be seen if it can compete with the kind of numbers that Sinners recently brought in just weeks ago. Deadline reports that Final Destination: Bloodlines would...

It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since the last Final Destination film was released in theaters (and the franchise feels more popular now than ever before—just try looking at a log truck on the road and not thinking about that killer opening in Final Destination 2), but the latest installment is well worth the wait. Paying homage to the franchise's past installments while carving its own gory trail in the creatively macabre image of Death's design, Final Destinations Bloodlines is the perfect balance of blood-soaked horror, gallows humor, and heart-wrenching moments, especially because this latest film follows an entire family who have cheated Death by their very existence, and who find themselves in the shadow of the Grim Reaper's scythe now that Death has finally caught up to them decades later...

Suffice to say that I'm dying for Daily Dead readers to see Final Destination...

There’s always one last destination, and this time around, audiences are being taken all the way back to the very beginning where Death first made its mark.

After Warner Bros. carved out a successful theater takeover with “Minecraft” and sank its teeth even deeper with “Sinners,” the studio is coming for more blood with the release of the newest chapter of “Final Destination: Bloodlines.”

Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein directed the film, and Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor penned the screenplay. The story is by Jon Watts, Busick and Evans Taylor.

As always, the films have served as an action-packed, gory and terrifyingly good time, but how will the stars in the film try to cheat death this time? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch.

When does “Final Destination: Bloodlines” come out?

“Final Destinations: Bloodlines” arrives on Friday, May 16.

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The Final Destination films pose one question: How could everything around someone go catastrophically wrong? With Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the hit Warner Bros. horror franchise, those fears will be renewed for audiences worldwide—but one can only imagine what the cast themselves feel daily, having lived in that mindset for so long.

Unlike other entries in the series, Final Destination: Bloodlines follows an entire family line marked for death after their grandmother successfully evaded death in the 1950s. Needless to say, Death isn't too happy about it.

The Direct's Russ Milheim sat down with the film's cast to discuss how their time on the movie influenced their interactions with the world and their deep-seated irrational fears. The list of cast we spoke with includes Brec Bassinger (Iris Campbell), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (Stefani Reyes), Teo Briones (Charlie Reyes), Rya Kihlstedt (Darlene Reyes), Richard Harmon (Erik Campbell), Owen Patrick Joyner...

Final Destination Bloodlines Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and others.

Director: Zach Lipovsky, and Adam B. Stein

Final Destination Bloodlines Movie Review(Photo Credit –YouTube)

What’s Good: The kill sequences are just as amazing as ever, and the opening must be one of the best in the series.

What’s Bad: Most characters are empty shells waiting to be killed, but that is expected for a film with characters in line only to get killed.

Loo Break: The film is lean and mean, so there aren’t many spaces to take a break.

Watch or Not?: If you loved past installments, then this is a must-watch, and if you are a newcomer, then it is still pretty cool.

Language: English (with subtitles).

Available On: Theaters

Runtime: 110 Minutes.

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It’s been fourteen years, but the Final Destination franchise is all set to make a triumphant return to the big screen this weekend with Final Destination: Bloodlines. The sixth film in the series, it stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a college student who inherits a family curse where they’re able to have premonitions about deaths before they happen. The difference in this one is that the death curse starts taking the descendants of survivors of a curse that happened decades before, giving the film a new twist on the old formula.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, whose indie film, Freaks, became an unlikely smash hit on Netflix during the pandemic. Working with a studio budget, they’ve made what many are calling the franchise’s best instalment ever, with plenty of gory deaths we can add to our “best kills list” which we ran yesterday.

It has been 14 years since Final Destination 5 hit the big screen, and it looks like horror fans still can't get enough of the 25-year-old franchise that turned everyday life occurrences into some of the best horror movie kills on screen. Final Destination Bloodlines serves as the latest entry in the popular horror IP, and if early box office predictions are any indication, this won't be the last tango that moviegoers have with death anytime soon.

Per Deadline, Final Destination Bloodlines could gross between $35-40 million during its opening weekend. Anything in that range would be a franchise-best and a clear indication that Final Destination remains one of the horror genre's most enduring IPs. The previous franchise-best opening belongs to 2009's The Final Destination, which debuted to $27.4 million with a little assist from its 3D hook. That film ultimately grossed $66.4 million domestically and $186.1 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. According...

The sixth instalment in the Final Destination franchise is set to hit theaters this weekend, and the review embargo has now lifted.

Despite being popular with horror fans who looked forward to seeing what kind of twistedly inventive scenarios Death would come up with to dispatch those who managed to cheat the Reaper, the Final Destination movies were never what you'd call critical darlings. Even the 2000 original - which is generally regarded as the best - only has a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.

With this in mind, it's definitely a surprise to see such a positive response to Final Destination Bloodlines. With 59 reviews counted, the movie is currently sitting at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

"Adding some surprising emotional layers onto the ghoulish bones of Final Destination's mythology, Bloodlines ingeniously executes grisly set pieces with precision and turns impending doom into outrageous fun."

Have a read through some of the reviews at the links below,...

Final Destination Bloodlines Rotten Tomatoes Score(Photo Credit –YouTube)

The sixth instalment in the Final Destination film series, ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’, will be released in theatres on 16th May 2025. Ahead of the supernatural horror film’s theatrical release, the sequel has already received a critics’ score on the popular reviews aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

Final Destination Bloodlines – Rotten Tomatoes Score

Let us tell you that Final Destination Bloodlines has sprung a surprise and received a brilliant critics’ score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 55 reviews so far, a rare feat for a horror film. It has also secured a user rating of 7.1/10 on IMDb. But how has the film fared compared to its predecessors on Rotten Tomatoes? Let’s find out.

Final Destination Bloodlines Vs Other Final Destination Films

With a 93% Rt score, Final Destination Bloodlines has now become the highest-rated installment of the Final Destination film series, which consists of six films.

Final Destination Bloodlines' Rotten Tomatoes score is here and sets a record for the horror franchise. Arriving in theaters on May 16, the upcoming sixth installment in the franchise marks Final Destination's return in over two decades. Joining the late Tony Todd, who reprises his role as William "J.B." Bludworth, Final Destination Bloodlines features Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, and many others.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, the early reviews for Final Destination Bloodlines have been tabulated, debuting with a near-perfect score that's easily the best in the franchise. Generated from 44 critical reviews, the new movie currently sits at a 91% approval rate. However, the score is likely to fluctuate as more reviews flow in.

What This Means For Final Destination Bloodlines Final Destination Bloodlines Is Poised For Success

Up to this point, no Final Destination movie had ever reached a score...

Last year, Final Destination 6 (which is going by the title Final Destination: Bloodlines) finally, after years of development and a long year gap between sequels, made its way through production. Franchise producer Craig Perry previously let it be known that the film was aiming for a theatrical release in 2025, in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the original film. It will even be on IMAX screens! It was recently confirmed that Final Destination: Bloodlines is set to reach theatres this Friday. The directing duo of Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, who previously directed the 2018 film Freaks (starring Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern) and the 2019 live-action Kim Possible movie, were at the helm of this film – and during an interview with SFX magazine, Lipovsky said their hope is that the movie will throw viewers for a loop and keep them guessing because things play out in unpredictable ways.

Most horror franchises enjoy longevity because they stick to a familiar formula: an unstoppable villain, a perennially haunted setting, or a sharp-tongued survivor for the audience to root for. But then, there's the "Final Destination" series, the rowdy cousin of the iconic maniacs we know and love who shows up without a mask, without a monster, and delivers a higher body count than any of our stalking slashers. The "Final Destination" movies don't need to rely on an easily marketable character that stays relevant through remakes, reimaginings, and hot sales on costumes at Spirit Halloween every spooky season, because its big bad is, well, Death. The fear of "Final Destination" is not rooted in a singular baddie to overcome, but the invisible, inevitable — and apparently obsessed with butchering ala Rube-Goldberg machines — entity that comes for us all — Death.

I'm a firm believer that there's no such thing as a bad "Final Destination" film,...

“What it’s about is making things surprising, but inevitable,” the late Stephen Sondheim told D.T. Max in a 2022 profile for The New Yorker. “That’s the great principle of all art that takes place in time.” For a quarter-century, the Final Destination series has operationalized and weaponized the spirit of this dictum to terrify audiences around the inevitability of death. Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s Bloodlines, its sixth entry and first in 14 years, finds frights and fun alike in a string of gory kills.

Paradoxically, the film unlocks new vitality within the franchise by largely adhering to a proven formula. Any given Final Destination film plays out like an inverted Mission: Impossible, where a loose plot connects centerpiece sequences of characters narrowly avoiding death. While the peril is similar, a small detail flips the result. Here, the Grim Reaper always wins.

There’s an odd comfort...

You don’t need Esp to know that Final Destination Bloodlines will start with a premonition. And this one’s a belter, eclipsing the plane crash (1), rollercoaster derailment (3), speedway crash (4) and suspension bridge collapse (5) that have previously acted as the franchise’s gory-glory curtain-raisers. Heck, it perhaps even rivals the second instalment’s Route 2 pile-up that made driving behind a logging truck such a no-no for all right-minded motorists.

The precog carnage this time takes place atop a soaring, needle-thin tower not unlike the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, as revellers in the sky-view restaurant stomp their stuff to a band playing ‘Shout’. Iris (Brec Bassinger) is the one being ‘treated’ to a preview, as a rogue coin flung by a bratty kid kickstarts Death’s signature Rube Goldberg routine: champagne corks pop, drums thud, chandeliers tremor, rivets spring, heels scrape, the glass floor cracks, and… well, by the time this...