{"id":109476,"date":"2025-05-17T16:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109476\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T16:41:08","slug":"final-destination-at-franchise-best-hurry-up-tomorrow-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109476\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Destination at Franchise-Best, Hurry Up Tomorrow Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDeath draws a crowd. Warner Bros. and New Line\u2019s \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines<\/a>\u201d is fated for a franchise-best opening after scoring $21 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,523 locations. Meanwhile, the Weeknd<\/a>\u2018s pop-star psychological thriller \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow<\/a>\u201d is headed for a low opening after earning just $2.33 million across its opening day and fan event previews.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor \u201cFinal Destination,\u201d the horror property\u2019s latest entry \u2014 its sixth \u2014\u00a0easily outperformed the property\u2019s prior best opening day, held by the fourth installment \u201cThe Final Destination.\u201d That film was released in 2009, at the start of theaters\u2019 brief 3D craze, and enjoyed a series-best opening of $27.4 million \u2014 a figure that the R-rated \u201cBloodlines\u201d will blow past on Saturday. It gets a boost from luxury ticket prices, too, playing Imax and premium large-format auditoriums.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s a true show of strength for \u201cFinal Destination\u201d as a property, which has been dormant since the fifth installment released in 2011. Launched in 2000, the morbid series follows groups of people getting Rube Goldberg machine\u2019d to death by unforeseen domino effects \u2014\u00a0a timeless concept if there ever was one. This new entry, directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, scored franchise-best reviews from critics (the horror genre is hardly the critical punching bag it once was in the aughts). Audiences are enjoying the ride too, with moviegoer survey firm Cinema Score polling a \u201cB+\u201d grade among ticketbuyers. Those positive notices are auspicious and, at a production cost of $50 million, \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines\u201d is in a terrific position to spin some success in theaters. The franchise has always been a strong presence overseas, too, and \u201cBloodlines\u201d has grossed $26.4 million internationally, so far.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, Abel \u201cThe Weeknd\u201d Tesfaye\u2019s surrealist self-portrait vehicle \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d is bowed in 2,020 locations. Lionsgate did not finance the R-rated film, and is instead handling distribution in exchange for a fee. The fantasia, directed by former A24 staple Trey Edward Shults and co-starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, cost $15 million. Republic Records, Manic Phase Productions, Live Nation and CAA were all involved in the film, a visual companion to the pop star\u2019s most recent studio album of the same name, which Tesfaye added to his repertoire for his ongoing After Hours Til Dawn global tour.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat popularity as a live act is not translating to movie theaters. \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d seems unlikely to debut in the top-five of domestic charts, and is on track for a three-day take of less than $3.6 million. The release comes about two years after the Weeknd debuted his and Sam Levinson\u2019s HBO limited series \u201cThe Idol\u201d at Cannes Film Festival, where it earned a reputation that could be most generously described as \u201ccontroversial.\u201d \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d falls into that mold. The film performed terribly with critics, resulting in a glum \u201cC-\u201d Cinema Score grade. An extended theatrical run seems unlikely.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to topping the charts, Warner Bros. also has the edge for second place bragging rights with \u201cSinners,\u201d which is still drawing a crowd in its fifth weekend of release. Ryan Coogler\u2019s acclaimed vampire feature passed Marvel\u2019s \u201cThunderbolts*\u201d on Friday, earning another $4.35 million. Notably, \u201cSinners\u201d has regained select Imax auditoriums for one more week of 70mm showtimes.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Saturday, \u201cSinners\u201d will pass 1984\u2019s \u201cBeverly Hills Cop\u201d ($234 million) to become the 12th-highest-grossing R-rated domestic release of all-time. The three-day frame should end with it north of $240 million. There hasn\u2019t been a bigger original live-action film in North America since Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n\u2019s 2013 survival thriller \u201cGravity\u201d finished with $274 million. Can \u201cSinners\u201d leg out long enough to take the record?<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s \u201cThunderbolts*\u201d isn\u2019t far behind, earning another $4.2 million on Friday, about 53% down from its daily total last week. The Marvel Studios production is expected to reach about $154 million domestic through this third weekend of release. So far the positive reception has given \u201cThunderbolts*\u201d stronger staying power than its MCU predecessor, the February release of \u201cCaptain America: Brave New World.\u201d But it now stands to fall behind \u201cSinners\u201d on the charts and it\u2019ll be curious what momentum it can maintain as competitors like \u201cMission: Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning\u201d and fellow Disney release \u201cLilo & Stitch\u201d launch next week.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn fourth, Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment\u2019s \u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d is still stacking blocks in its seventh weekend of release. The adaptation of Mojang\u2019s video game juggernaut, now available on premium video-on-demand, added another $1.3 million on Friday, down 30% from its daily total last week. This weekend, it will pass 1993\u2019s \u201cJurassic Park\u201d ($415 million) to crack the domestic box office\u2019s all-time top 40.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top five, Amazon MGM\u2019s \u201cThe Accountant 2\u201d added $1.2 million on Friday. Now in its fourth weekend, the Ben Affleck action sequel is headed toward a $4.5 million frame, pushing its domestic total north of $58 million. It\u2019s unlikely to outgross the original 2016 \u201cAccountant,\u201d pacing about 18% behind now in North America, despite having a much higher production cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Death draws a crowd. Warner Bros. and New Line\u2019s \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines\u201d is fated for a franchise-best opening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,4579,46861,3943,46862,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-109476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-final-destination-bloodlines","10":"tag-hurry-up-tomorrow","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-the-weeknd","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114524172183758874","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}