Death is not coming for the “final destination” franchise at the box office.
Your sixth delivery, “Final destination: Blood Lines” He drew large crowds this weekend and easily led national lists with $ 51 million for ticket sales, according to Studio Estimates Sunday. The film won the same international, adding to a global debut of $ 102 million.
The same enthusiasm did not meet the experimental thriller of Tesfaye de Abel “The Weeknd” “Hurry tomorrow” which opened outside the first five with an estimated $ 3.3 million.
“I was always going to have difficulty facing the” final destination: Bloodlines, “said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst. “There was a lot of buzz.”
The “final destination: Bloodlines” was opened in 3,523 locations in a wave of solid criticism (93% in Rotten tomatoes) and viral marketing tactics, including an image of records on the back of the trucks, a refund of call to one of the most “final” infamous death traps.
The victory of “Final Destination” effectively revives a 25 -year -old franchise that has not had a new film since 2011. It also continues a streak of Warner Bros., which has had followed successes Ryan Coogler’s “sinners” and “a Minecraft movie.” The three were among the top five this weekend.
Disney’s “Thunderbolts” He landed secondly with $ 16.5 million, which leads to its global total to more than $ 325 million. “Sinners” occupied the third place with $ 15.4 million, which raised its global total at $ 316.8 million. “A Minecraft film”, which has won $ 928.6 million worldwide, added $ 5.9 million. “The Accountant 2” of Amazon MGM Studios completed the first five.
“Hurry tomorrow” he opened in sixth place. The film, which Tesfaye Co-Wrote and Trey Edward Shults, is a kind of complementary piece for his album and tour. It plays a fictional version of himself as an insomnia musician. Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan also star.
Neither critics nor the public greatly greeted him: he has 13% in Rotten Tomatoes and was slapped with a cinemascore. The music writer Mar Maria Sherman wrote that it is “an exciting dressing table with surrealist imagination but rigid writing, without bets, limited emotional weight and an unclear narrative.”
Lionsgate only handled the launch of the film with R classification, which opened more than 2,000 screens and its $ 3.3 million were enough to be a profitable treatment for the study.
The next weekend could be great for cinemas as “Mission: Impossible – The final calculation” and live action “Wearing AND Stitch” Both open throughout the country. The general national box office continues to increase almost 15% compared to last year.
“This weekend is the perfect opening ceremony for what could be one of the biggest commemorative weekends at the box office in history,” said Dergarabedian.
With the latest national figures that are published on Monday, this Factor list in the sale of estimated tickets from Friday to Sunday in the US theaters. UU. And Canada, according to Comscore:
1. “Final destination: blood lines”, $ 51 million.
2. “Thunderbolts”, $ 16.5 million.
3. “Sinners”, $ 15.4 million.
4. “A Minecraft movie”, $ 5.9 million.
5. “The accountant 2”, $ 5 million.
6. “Hurry tomorrow”, $ 3.3 million.
7. “Friendship”, $ 1.4 million.
8. “Clown in A Mainfield”, $ 1.3 million.
9. “Kiki delivery service”, $ 1.1 million.
10. “Until dawn”, $ 800,000.
