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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Final Destination
| image = Final Destination - film franchise logo.svg
| image_class = skin-invert
| caption = Official franchise logo
| creator = [[Jeffrey Reddick]]
| owner = [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]]
| novels = [[#Novels|List of novels]]
| comics = {{Plainlist|
* ''Final Destination: Sacrifice'' (2006)
* ''Final Destination: Spring Break'' (2006)
}}
| origin = ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000)
| films = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Final Destination 2]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Final Destination 3]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Final Destination]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Final Destination 5]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Final Destination Bloodlines]]'' (2025)
}}
| soundtracks = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Final Destination (score)|Final Destination]]'' (2000)
}}
| years = 2000–present
| footnotes = <!-- Use {{note}}s or {{note label}}s to go with {{ref}}s and {{ref label}}s in data parameters. -->
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'''''Final Destination''''' is an American [[horror film|horror]] [[media franchise|franchise]] owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] through [[New Line Cinema]]. It includes six films, nine novels, and two comic books. It is based on an unused [[spec script]] by [[Jeffrey Reddick]], originally written for the television series ''[[The X-Files]]''. The plots involve a group of people who escape death after a [[visionary]] has a [[precognition|premonition]] of an [[mass casualty incident|impending disaster]]. After avoiding their foretold fate, the survivors are later killed one by one in a series of bizarre accidents caused by an unseen force, often identified as [[personifications of death|Death itself]], which sets off intricate chains of events resembling [[Rube Goldberg machine]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Conrich |first1=Ian |title=Puzzles, Contraptions and the Highly Elaborate Moment: The Inevitability of Death in the Grand Slasher Narratives of the Final Destination and Saw Series of Films |journal=Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film |date=2015 |pages=106–117 |doi=10.1057/9781137496478_8 |isbn=978-1-137-49646-1}}</ref> The visionary then interprets omens in an effort to prevent further deaths.

In addition to the films, a novel series consisting of six original stories and novelizations of the first three films was published throughout 2005 and 2006 by [[Black Flame (publisher)|Black Flame]]. A one-shot comic book titled ''Final Destination: Sacrifice'' was released alongside select DVDs of ''[[Final Destination 3]]'' in 2006, and a comic book series titled ''Final Destination: Spring Break'' was published by [[Zenescope Entertainment]] in 2007.

The franchise has been praised for its innovative premise, with Death itself being a villain instead of the usual [[Slasher film|slasher figure]], and the creativity of the convoluted yet tense death sequences.

== Background ==
''Final Destination'' was written by [[Jeffrey Reddick]] after having "read a story about a woman who was on vacation and her mom called her and said, 'Don't take the flight tomorrow, I have a really bad feeling about it{{'"}}. The woman switched flights, and the plane she was originally supposed to take crashed. Originally having written the script as an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'', Reddick decided to turn the script into a feature-length film at the behest of one of his [[New Line Cinema]] colleagues. After developing the feature idea, New Line Cinema hired Reddick to write a screenplay; [[James Wong (filmmaker)|James Wong]] and [[Glen Morgan]] were later brought on board to write the shooting script, making alterations to comply with their standards. Jeffrey Reddick has sole story credit and shares screenplay credit with James Wong and Glen Morgan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Albin |first=Andrea |title=[Special Feature] 'Final Destination': Not So Final After All! |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/25828/special-feature-final-destination-not-so-final-after-all/ |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042727/http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/25828/special-feature-final-destination-not-so-final-after-all/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=August 12, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Films ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Title
! Release date
! Director(s)
! Screenwriter(s)
! Story by
! Producers
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2000|03|17|}}
| [[James Wong (filmmaker)|James Wong]]
| James Wong, [[Glen Morgan]] & [[Jeffrey Reddick]]
| Jeffrey Reddick
| Glen Morgan, Craig Perry & Warren Zide
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Final Destination 2]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2003|01|31|}}
| [[David R. Ellis]]
| [[Eric Bress]] & [[J. Mackye Gruber]]
| Eric Bress, Jeffrey Reddick & J. Mackye Gruber
| Craig Perry & Warren Zide
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Final Destination 3]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2006|02|10|}}
| James Wong
| colspan="2" | James Wong & Glen Morgan
| James Wong, Glen Morgan, Craig Perry & Warren Zide
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[The Final Destination]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2009|08|28|}}
| David R. Ellis
| colspan="2" | Eric Bress
| rowspan="2" | Craig Perry & Warren Zide
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Final Destination 5]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2011|08|12|}}
| [[Steven Quale]]
| colspan="2" | [[Eric Heisserer]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[Final Destination Bloodlines]]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2025|05|16|}}
| [[Adam Stein]] & [[Zach Lipovsky]]
| [[Guy Busick]] & Lori Evans Taylor
| [[Jon Watts]], Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor
| Jon Watts, Craig Perry, [[Toby Emmerich]], Dianne McGunigle & Sheila Hanahan Taylor
|}

=== ''Final Destination'' (2000) ===
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''Final Destination'' features high school student [[Alex Browning]] ([[Devon Sawa]]), who boards Volée Airlines Flight 180 with his classmates for a field trip to [[Paris]]. Before take-off, Alex has a premonition that the plane will explode in mid-air, killing everyone on board. When the events from his vision begin to repeat themselves in reality, he panics, and a fight breaks out, which leads to several passengers being left behind, including [[Clear Rivers]] ([[Ali Larter]]), Carter Horton ([[Kerr Smith]]), Billy Hitchcock ([[Seann William Scott]]), Valerie Lewton ([[Kristen Cloke]]), Terry Chaney ([[Amanda Detmer]]), and Tod Waggner ([[Chad Donella]]), who witness the plane explode moments later. However, their survival caused them to cheat [[Personifications of death|Death itself]], who also designed the Flight 180 explosion. As a result, Death created a new design to kill them one by one in bizarre accidents. Eventually, Alex, Clear and Carter travel to Paris to celebrate their survival, but when Alex suddenly witnesses Carter being crushed by a giant neon sign, they realize that Death is not finished with them.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Wong, James (Director) |title=[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[New Line Cinema]] |date=2000}}</ref>

=== ''Final Destination 2'' (2003) ===
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''Final Destination 2'', picking up one year after the first film, features college student [[Kimberly Corman]] ([[A. J. Cook]]) heading to [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] for spring break with her friends Shaina, Dano, and Frankie ([[Sarah Carter]], Alex Rae, and [[Shaun Sipos]]). En route, Kimberly has a premonition of a huge [[multiple-vehicle collision|pile-up]] on Route 23, killing everyone involved. She stops her SUV on the entrance ramp, preventing several people from entering the highway, including [[Thomas Burke (Final Destination)|Thomas Burke]] ([[Michael Landes]]), Eugene Dix ([[Terrence C. Carson|T. C. Carson]]), Rory Peters (Jonathan Cherry), Kat Jennings ([[Keegan Connor Tracy]]), Nora and Tim Carpenter ([[Lynda Boyd]] and James Kirk), Evan Lewis ([[David Paetkau]]), and pregnant Isabella Hudson ([[Justina Machado]]). While Officer Burke questions Kimberly, the pile-up occurs as she predicted. Like the previous film, the survivors have cheated Death by escaping their intended fate. However, this time, Death targets them in reverse order, as their survival disrupted the pattern set by the deaths of the Flight 180 victims, creating "loose ends" that Death is now determined to correct. Kimberly also teams up with Clear Rivers, the remaining survivor of Flight 180, to save the rest and eventually realizes that "only new life can defeat Death". This involves trying to kill oneself and being revived afterwards, which Kimberly does, saving her and Officer Burke, who was next on Death's list.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Ellis, David R. (Director) |title=[[Final Destination 2]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[New Line Cinema]] |date=2003}}</ref>

=== ''Final Destination 3'' (2006) ===
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''Final Destination 3'' has high school student [[Wendy Christensen]] ([[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]]) visiting an amusement park for grad night with her friends Kevin Fischer ([[Ryan Merriman]]), Jason Wise ([[Jesse Moss (actor)|Jesse Moss]]), and Carrie Dreyer ([[Gina Holden]]). As Wendy and her friends board the Devil's Flight roller coaster, Wendy has a premonition that the ride will crash, killing everyone on board. When Wendy panics a fight breaks out and several people leave or are forced off the ride before the accident occurs, including Kevin, Wendy's younger sister Julie ([[Amanda Crew]]), and students Ian McKinley ([[Kris Lemche]]), Erin Ulmer ([[Alexz Johnson]]), Lewis Romero ([[Texas Battle]]), Frankie Cheeks ([[Sam Easton]]), Ashley Freund ([[Chelan Simmons]]), Ashlyn Halperin ([[Crystal Lowe]]), and Perry Malinowski (Maggie Ma). When the survivors start to die one by one in a series of strange accidents, Wendy and Kevin set out to save those who remain after they learn of the events of the first two films. They also figure out that the photographs they took at the park have hints of their deaths. Most of their attempts are futile, with the exception of Julie and themselves, leading them to believe they have cheated Death. However, the three "coincidentally" cross paths five months later and are caught in a horrifying subway accident.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Wong, James (Director) |title=[[Final Destination 3]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[New Line Cinema]] |date=2006}}</ref>

=== ''The Final Destination'' (2009) ===
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In <!-- The film's title is "The Final Destination", not "Final Destination 4" -->''The Final Destination'', college student Nick O'Bannon ([[Bobby Campo]]) visits the McKinley Speedway for a study break with his friends Lori Milligan ([[Shantel VanSanten]]), Janet Cunningham ([[Haley Webb]]), and Hunt Wynorski ([[Nick Zano]]). While watching the race, Nick has a premonition that a crash will send debris into the grandstand, causing the stadium to collapse on the spectators. As he panics, a fight breaks out, prompting several people to leave before the disaster occurs. Among them are his friends Lori, Janet, and Hunt, security guard George Lanter ([[Mykelti Williamson]]), and fellow spectators Andy Kewzer ([[Andrew Fiscella]]), Samantha Lane ([[Krista Allen]]), Jonathan Groves (Jackson Walker), Carter Daniels (Justin Welborn), and Nadia Monroy (Stephanie Honoré). Once again, the survivors begin to die in a series of strange accidents until Janet is rescued moments before her death. Janet's survival leads the remaining survivors to believe that they have cheated Death until Nick has another premonition of a disastrous explosion at a shopping mall, which he manages to prevent, saving himself, Lori, and Janet. Two weeks later, Nick realizes that the mall disaster vision was merely a distraction, intended to lead them to the place where Death truly planned to strike, and all three are killed when a runaway semi crashes into them.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Ellis, David R. (Director) |title=[[The Final Destination]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[New Line Cinema]] |date=2009}}</ref>

=== ''Final Destination 5'' (2011) ===
{{Main|Final Destination 5{{!}}''Final Destination 5''}}

In ''Final Destination 5'', Sam Lawton ([[Nicholas D'Agosto]]) is on his way to a corporate retreat with his colleagues. While they cross the North Bay Bridge, Sam has a premonition that the bridge will collapse, killing everyone on it. Sam manages to persuade several of his co-workers to get off the bridge before the accident occurs, including Molly Harper ([[Emma Bell]]), Nathan Sears ([[Arlen Escarpeta]]), Peter Friedkin ([[Miles Fisher]]), Dennis Lapman ([[David Koechner]]), [[Olivia Castle]] ([[Jacqueline MacInnes Wood]]), Isaac Palmer ([[P. J. Byrne]]), and Candice Hooper (Ellen Wroe). After Candice and Isaac die in bizarre accidents, Sam learns that Death is targeting them for surviving the bridge collapse. He is also told that survival is possible by claiming the remaining lifespan of another person. Olivia and Dennis are killed before they can act, but Nathan unintentionally claims a co-worker's lifespan during a workplace argument. Peter, jealous that Molly survived instead of Candice, tries to kill her. He ends up taking the life of an investigating agent, gaining his lifespan, but Sam kills him before he can harm Molly. Later, Sam and Molly board a flight to Paris, which is revealed to be Flight 180 from the first film. When the engine explodes and the fuselage is torn apart, Molly is sucked out of the plane, and Sam dies in the explosion. Meanwhile, the landing gear crashes into a cocktail bar in New York City, killing Nathan, as the co-worker whose lifespan he claimed had a terminal illness and was expected to die "any day now".<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Quale, Steven (Director) |title=[[Final Destination 5]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] |date=2011}}</ref>

=== ''Final Destination Bloodlines'' (2025) ===
{{Main|Final Destination Bloodlines{{!}}''Final Destination Bloodlines''}}

''Final Destination Bloodlines'' takes place in 1969 and 2024. In 1969, young Iris Campbell ([[Brec Bassinger]]) and her fiancé Paul ([[Max Lloyd-Jones]]) go to the opening event of the Sky View Restaurant. She has a premonition that the tower will collapse, and as everybody runs for their lives, a series of chain reactions kills them. As the premonition ends, college student Stefani Reyes ([[Kaitlyn Santa Juana]]) is plagued, in 2024, by visions of her grandmother Iris's ([[Gabrielle Rose (actress)|Gabrielle Rose]]) premonition. She goes home to seek answers and is greeted by her father, Marty (Tinpo Lee), and her brother, Charlie ([[Teo Briones]]). She later travels to Iris's cabin, where her grandmother hands her a notebook she created containing everything she has learned about Death's intent to kill all the Sky View survivors and their descendants. Iris allows Death to claim her to prove her claims to Stefani. Howard ([[Alex Zahara]]) and Julia ([[Anna Lore]]) are next to die. When Stefani and her remaining family members track down another survivor, "JB", at a hospital morgue, it is revealed that he is William Bludworth. Bludworth claims he is the last survivor of the Sky View disaster and will be the next to die once Stefani's family is killed. Stefani's cousins Erik ([[Richard Harmon]]) and Bobby ([[Owen Joyner]]) die in a freak mishap at the hospital. Charlie and Stefani head with their mother, Darlene ([[Rya Kihlstedt]]), to Iris's cabin so their mother may hide from Death. She is killed outside the cabin shortly before Charlie saves his sister from drowning by resuscitating her. A week later, while preparing for her brother's prom night, Stefani—whose heart did not stop when she drowned—and Charlie are crushed by logs that fly from a freight train that derails nearby.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Lipovsky, Zach & Stein, Adam B. (Director) |title=[[Final Destination Bloodlines]] |medium=[[DVD]] |location=United States |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] |date=2025}}</ref>

=== Future ===
Stein noted that the narrative potential remains open-ended, stating: "Death's work is never done. There are always more scores to settle."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milheim |first=Russ |date=May 16, 2025 |title=Final Destination: Bloodlines Directors Talk Budget, Potential Sequel, That Wild Pitch & More (Exclusive) |url=https://thedirect.com/article/final-destination-bloodlines-directors-talk-budget-potential-sequel-that-wild-pitch-more-exclusive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517192907/https://thedirect.com/article/final-destination-bloodlines-directors-talk-budget-potential-sequel-that-wild-pitch-more-exclusive |archive-date=May 17, 2025 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=The Direct |language=en}}</ref> He acknowledged, though, that the creative process takes several years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |date=May 18, 2025 |title=Will There Be A 'Final Destination Bloodlines 2'? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/05/18/will-there-be-a-final-destination-bloodlines-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519045157/https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/05/18/will-there-be-a-final-destination-bloodlines-2/ |archive-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Perry also expressed openness to continuing the franchise, noting that ''Bloodlines'' has expanded the creative flexibility of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2025 |title='Final Destination: Bloodlines' producer hints at sequels |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/604968-final-destination-bloodlines-to-have-sequels-producer-reveals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519050227/https://www.geo.tv/latest/604968-final-destination-bloodlines-to-have-sequels-producer-reveals |archive-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Geo News}}</ref> In August 2025, it was announced that a seventh movie in the franchise was in the works, with Taylor returning to write the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/final-destination-7-movie-in-the-works-bloodlines-1236340047/|title=New 'Final Destination' Movie in the Works with 'Bloodlines' Co-Writer (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=August 8, 2025|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In October 2025, it was announced that [[Michiel Blanchart]] would direct the seventh installment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=October 3, 2025 |title=New 'Final Destination' Movie Finds Its Director in Michiel Blanchart |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-final-destination-7-finds-its-director-1236392818/ |access-date=October 3, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Recurring cast and characters ==
{{Main|List of Final Destination characters{{!}}List of ''Final Destination'' characters}}

{{Cast indicator|Y}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="3" | Character
! colspan="6" | Films
|-
! ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''
! ''[[Final Destination 2]]''
! ''[[Final Destination 3]]''
! '' [[The Final Destination]]''
! ''[[Final Destination 5]]''
! ''[[Final Destination Bloodlines]]''
|-
! 2000
! 2003
! 2006
! 2009
! 2011
! 2025
|-
! [[Clear Rivers]]
| colspan="2" | [[Ali Larter]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[William Bludworth|William "JB" Bludworth]]
| colspan="2" | [[Tony Todd]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Tony Todd
| Tony Todd<hr>{{small|Jayden Oniah}}{{ref|young|Y}}
|-
|}

== Additional crew and production details ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:99%"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Film
! colspan="6" |Crew/detail
|-
! Composer
! Cinematographer
! Editor
! Production companies
! Distributor
! Running time
|-
! ''Final Destination''
| rowspan="3"| [[Shirley Walker]]
| [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|Robert McLachlan]]
| [[James Coblentz]]
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|[[New Line Cinema]]|Zide-Perry Productions|[[James Wong (filmmaker)|Hard Eight Pictures]]}}
| rowspan="3"| New Line Cinema
| 1 hr 38 mins
|-
! ''Final Destination 2''
| Gary Capo
| Eric Sears
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|New Line Cinema|Zide-Perry Productions}}
| 1 hr 30 mins
|-
! ''Final Destination 3''
| Robert McLachlan
| Chris G. Willingham
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|New Line Cinema|Hard Eight Pictures|Practical Pictures|Matinee Pictures|Zide-Perry Productions}}
| 1 hr 33 mins
|-
! ''The Final Destination''
| rowspan="2"| [[Brian Tyler]]
| [[Glen MacPherson]]
| [[Mark Stevens (film editor)|Mark Stevens]]
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|New Line Cinema|Practical Pictures|Parallel Zide|Zide-Perry Productions}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| 1 hr 22 mins
|-
! ''Final Destination 5''
| Brian Pearson
| Eric Sears
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|New Line Cinema|Zide-Perry Productions|Practical Pictures|Zide Pictures|Jellystone Films}}
| 1 hr 32 mins
|-
! ''Final Destination Bloodlines''
| [[Tim Wynn]]
| [[Christian Sebaldt]]
| Sabrina Pitre
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center;|New Line Cinema|Practical Pictures|Freshman Year|Fireside Films}}
| 1 hr 50 mins
|}

== Reception ==
=== Box office performance ===
''Final Destination'', when compared to other top-grossing American horror franchises and adjusting for inflation from 2011,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom's Inflation Calculator |url=https://www.halfhill.com/inflation_js.html |website=HalfHill.com |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707024600/http://www.halfhill.com/inflation_js.html |url-status=live}}</ref> is the tenth highest grossing horror franchise in the United States with over $401{{Nbsp}}million domestically.<ref name="TotalBOM" /> With $983{{Nbsp}}million in worldwide earnings, the franchise is New Line's third most lucrative horror franchise, behind [[The Conjuring Universe|''The Conjuring'' franchise]] ($2{{Nbsp}}billion) and the ''It'' series ($1{{Nbsp}}billion).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/final-destination-6-directors-found-1235226307/ |title='Final Destination 6' Finds Its Directors in 'Freaks' Filmmakers (Exclusive) |author=Borys Kit |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923195734/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/final-destination-6-directors-found-1235226307/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Film
! rowspan="2" | Release date
! rowspan="2" | Budget
! colspan="3" | Box office gross
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | References
|-
! North America
! Outside North America
! Worldwide
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination''
| style="text-align:left;" | March 17, 2000
| $23{{nbsp}}million
| $53,331,147
| $59,549,147 
| $112,880,294
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination (2000) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3193144833/weekend/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date= September 6, 2012 | archive-date= June 8, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160608130541/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination.htm | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 2''
| style="text-align:left;" | January 31, 2003
| $26{{nbsp}}million
| $46,961,214
| $43,979,915
| $90,941,129
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 2 (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3209922049/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date= September 6, 2012 | archive-date= July 7, 2006 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060707214027/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination2.htm | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 3''
| style="text-align:left;" | February 10, 2006
| $25{{nbsp}}million
| $54,098,051
| $64,792,221
| $118,890,272
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 3 (2006) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2958263809/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=September 6, 2012 | archive-date=June 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607073549/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination3.htm | url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Final Destination''
| style="text-align:left;" | August 28, 2009
| $40{{nbsp}}million
| $66,477,700
| $120,906,927
| $187,384,627
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Final Destination (2009) – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-The |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=The Numbers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Final Destination (2009) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2975041025/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date= September 6, 2012 | archive-date= June 6, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160606180513/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination4.htm | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 5''
| style="text-align:left;" | August 12, 2011
| $40{{nbsp}}million
| $42,587,643
| $115,300,000
| $157,887,643
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 5 (2011) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2991818241/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date= September 6, 2012 | archive-date= April 17, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160417105005/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination5.htm | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination Bloodlines''
| style="text-align:left;" | May 16, 2025
| $50{{nbsp}}million
| $138,130,814
| $177,700,000
| $315,830,814
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Destination Bloodlines |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9619824/ |access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-Bloodlines-(2025)#tab=summary |title=Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025) |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! style="text-align:right;" | $204{{nbsp}}million
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=== Critical and public response ===
The franchise has been praised for its innovative premise of the invisible abstract concept of Death killing people instead of a usual slasher killer, and the creativity of the films' death sequences.<ref>{{cite web |last=Morrow |first=Brendan |title=Is 'Final Destination' the Best Horror Franchise in History? |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3386435/final-destination-best-horror-franchise-history/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date= February 9, 2017 |date=April 12, 2016 |archive-date= February 11, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155850/http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3386435/final-destination-best-horror-franchise-history/ |url-status= live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Film
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
! [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination''
| 50% (163 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination (2000) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date= May 21, 2025 |archive-date= November 29, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171129071724/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination/ |url-status= live}}</ref>
| 39 (28 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date= November 1, 2018 |archive-date= November 2, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181102133618/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination |url-status= live}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|B−}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 2''
| 52% (114 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 2 (2003) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_2 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= March 15, 2019 |archive-date= April 20, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190420102838/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_2/ |url-status= live}}</ref>
| 38 (25 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 2 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-2 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date= December 30, 2019 |archive-date= July 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200728064724/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-2 |url-status= live}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|B+}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 3''
| 44% (117 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 3 (2006) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_3 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= October 21, 2019 |archive-date= September 24, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200924221434/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_3 |url-status= live}}</ref>
| 43 (28 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination 3 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-3 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date= December 30, 2019 |archive-date= October 6, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161006211150/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-3 |url-status= live}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|B+}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Final Destination''
| 28% (98 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_final_death_trip_3D |title=The Final Destination (2009) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821091919/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_final_death_trip_3D |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 30 (14 reviews)<ref name="mc-fd4">{{cite web |title=The Final Destination |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-final-destination |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date= September 9, 2019 |archive-date= July 16, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180716010057/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-final-destination |url-status= live}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|C}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination 5''
| 64% (137 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_5 |title=Final Destination 5 (2011) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820214708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_5 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 50 (24 reviews)<ref name="mc-fd5">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-5/ |title=Final Destination 5 Reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110904112741/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-5 | archive-date = September 4, 2011 | url-status = live | access-date = November 1, 2018}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|B+}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''Final Destination Bloodlines''
| 92% (234 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_bloodlines |title=Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 3, 2025 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820214708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_bloodlines |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 73 (35 reviews)<ref name="mc-fd6"> {{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-bloodlines/ |title=Final Destination Bloodlines Reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110904112741/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-destination-bloodlines |archive-date=September 4, 2011 | url-status = live | access-date = May 16, 2025}}</ref>
| {{sort grade|B+}}
|}

== Other media ==
=== Novels ===
Throughout 2005, publishing company [[Black Flame (publisher)|Black Flame]] released a series of ''Final Destination'' books which faithfully follow the premise of the films, with each involving a group of people who find themselves targeted by Death after surviving a catastrophe of some sort due to a character experiencing a precognitive vision. Their first five novels all featured original stories, with the first novel, entitled ''Dead Reckoning'', following a [[punk rock]]er Jessica Golden who saves herself and several others from the collapse of Club Kitty in [[Los Angeles]], earning Death's ire.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rhodes |first=Natasha |title=Final Destination: Dead Reckoning |publisher=Black Flame |date=March 15, 2005 |isbn=1844161706}}</ref> ''Destination Zero'', also set in Los Angeles, has magazine employee Patricia Fuller and few others survive a train bombing and afterward, while being stalked by Death, Patti learns this is not the first time her family has been hunted by the entity.<ref>{{cite book |last=McIntee |first=David |title=Final Destination: Destination Zero |publisher=Black Flame |date=March 15, 2005 |isbn=1844161714}}</ref> ''End of the Line'' has a group of [[New York City]] [[New York City Subway|subway]] crash survivors, led by twins Danny and Louise King, trying to escape Death, who uses an unknowing agent to hasten its acquisition of the survivors.<ref>{{cite book |last=Levene |first=Rebecca |title=Final Destination: End of the Line |publisher=Black Flame |date=June 7, 2005 |isbn=1844161765}}</ref> In ''Dead Man's Hand'' a group meant to die in the crash of a [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] glass elevator are stalked by both Death and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], the latter believing the group's savior Allie Goodwin-Gaines was responsible for the elevator crash.<ref>{{cite book |last=Roman |first=Steven |title=Final Destination: Dead Man's Hand |publisher=Black Flame |date=September 13, 2005 |isbn=1844161773}}</ref> ''Looks Could Kill'' has beautiful New York model Stephanie "Sherry" Pulaski stopping her friends from boarding a [[yacht]] when she has a vision of it exploding, but is left horribly disfigured and comatose by flying debris moments afterward when her vision comes true; eventually awakening the embittered Stephanie makes a deal with Death, aiding it in claiming her friends in exchange for having her good looks restored.<ref>{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Nancy |title=Final Destination: Looks Could Kill |publisher=Black Flame |date=November 29, 2005 |isbn=1844163164}}</ref>

After the run of the original series of books, Black Flame released novelizations of the first three films in January 2006.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rhodes |first=Natasha |title=Final Destination |publisher=Black Flame |date=January 3, 2006 |isbn=1844163172}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Nancy |title=Final Destination 2 |publisher=Black Flame |date=January 31, 2006 |isbn=1844163180}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Faust |first=Christa |author-link=Christa Faust |title=Final Destination 3 |publisher=Black Flame |date=January 3, 2006 |isbn=1844163199}}</ref> Black Flame's last ''Final Destination'' novel was ''Death of the Senses'' released in mid-2006. Taking place in New York, the book has a homeless man named Jack Curtis saving policewoman Amy Tom from a maniac after having a vision of Amy's death; Amy's attacker is later revealed to be a serial killer who was meant to murder six other people (representing the first [[sense|five senses]] and [[Extrasensory perception|a sixth]]) who Death begins targeting as Jack and Amy rush to find and warn the intended victims.<ref>{{cite book |last=McDermott |first=Andy |title=Final Destination: Death of the Senses |publisher=Black Flame |date=August 1, 2006 |isbn=1844163857}}</ref> It was, due to a printing error, only available for a short period of time before being recalled, leaving only a few copies in circulation. A tenth novel, titled ''Wipeout'' and written by Alex Johnson, was planned, but cancelled; the book would have featured a pair of surfers and several others, after surviving a plane crash in [[Hawaii]], being hunted by Death and the survivor of another disaster, an unstable soldier who had nearly died in an ambush in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Alex |title=Final Destination: Wipeout |publisher=Black Flame |date=December 2010 |isbn=978-1844164097}}</ref>

=== Comic books ===
The first ''Final Destination'' comic book, titled ''Sacrifice'', was published by [[Zenescope Entertainment]] and came packaged with a limited edition DVD of ''Final Destination 3'', sold exclusively at [[Circuit City Corporation|Circuit City]] stores in 2006. The premise of the story involves the survivor of a terrible accident and his friend Jim, who continually experiences images of other people's deaths, isolating himself from the rest of the world to escape the visions that torment him.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zenescope & Circuit City Offer Exclusive "Final Destination" Comic |url=https://www.cbr.com/zenescope-circuit-city-offer-exclusive-final-destination-comic/ |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |date=June 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714210224/http://www.cbr.com/zenescope-circuit-city-offer-exclusive-final-destination-comic/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Zenescope later released a five issue miniseries, titled ''Final Destination: Spring Break'', which involves a group led by Carly Hagan being stalked by Death after surviving a hotel fire and becoming stranded in [[Cancún|Cancún, Mexico]]. The miniseries was later released in a trade paperback collection in 2007, which included the ''Sacrifice'' comic as bonus content.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Destination Trade Paperback Spring Break |url=https://www.zenescope.com/comics/2-final-destination/issues/57 |publisher=[[Zenescope Entertainment]] |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001131151/https://www.zenescope.com/comics/2-final-destination/issues/57 |archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref>

== Themes ==
Three critical theories about the ''Final Destination'' franchise have been discussed in scholarly works. It has been framed as a [[Postmodernist film|postmodern]] horror franchise that, like the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]], self-consciously refers to the [[History of horror films|history of horror cinema]] and rewards viewers for their knowledge. Second, the films—particularly ''[[The Final Destination]]'' (2009) and ''[[Final Destination 5]]'' (2011)—have been examined for their visual effects.<!--This is not a theory---> Third, the franchise has been criticized for being cynical and reductive.<ref name="B300"/> For example, film studies scholar Reynold Humphries dismisses the franchise as "obscurantist nonsense whose only 'idea' is that death is an agency that has a 'plan' for each of us".<ref>[[#Humphries|Humphries (2002)]], p. 191</ref><!-- This is criticism, not a theory--->

According to [[media studies]] scholar Eugenie Brinkema, ''Final Destination'' films are characterized by their move away from the typical horror [[antagonist]] and toward the certainty and inevitability of death.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 298</ref> This makes them inconsistent with most other horror films, which require a monster. ''Final Destination'' films depart further from other horror films, even those aimed at teenagers, in that a family narrative is lacking, and there are no hauntings of any kind. As well, there is no sexuality—"neither the pursuit of pleasure in the slasher convention of easy bodily access nor the monstrosity of sexual difference".<ref name="B300"/> Brinkema argues the films are not about seeking pleasure like typical [[slasher film|slasher]] films. Instead they are about the avoidance of pain and death; they are fundamentally "bitter ... paranoid, and sad" and display the inability of characters to feel pleasure.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 301</ref> In these films, death becomes its own cause. The premonition of the roller coaster derailment in ''Final Destination 3'' is without context or cause. The avoidance of death by some characters grounds the necessity of their deaths, specifically the order in which they would have died on the roller coaster.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]],  pp. 299–300, 303</ref> Thus, "Death's list" or "Death's design" is realized.<ref name="B300">[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 300</ref> ''Final Destination 3'' spends as much time interpreting deaths as displaying them. Wendy's close analysis of photographs allows her to understand the deaths, but is inevitably too late to save her friends.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]],  p. 305</ref> In the franchise's films, Brinkema says, "one must closely read to survive (for a spell), and yet reading changes absolutely nothing at all".<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 306</ref> Thus, the characters "might as well" have stayed on the roller coaster.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]],  p. 307</ref>

Ian Conrich, a film studies scholar, argues the series marks a key departure from slasher norms in that death itself becomes the villain. ''Final Destination'' films draw influences from slasher cinema, but the franchise's action sequences, including ''Final Destination 3''{{'s}} roller coaster derailment, draw from [[action film|action]] and [[disaster film|disaster]] cinema.<ref name="C114">[[#Conrich|Conrich (2015)]], p. 114</ref> For Conrich, the franchise marks a new slasher film subgenre. Because the deaths are extremely violent and excessive, any number can happen at once, and all of them are inevitable, he calls the films "grand slashers".<ref name="C114"/> Other grand slashers include the films in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'']] and ''[[Cube (film series)|Cube]]'' franchises.<ref name="C114"/>

A notable feature of the ''Final Destination'' films is the threshold or tipping-point logic of characters' deaths.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 299</ref> Conrich frames the complex death sequences in ''Final Destination'' films as "death games, contraptions or puzzles in which there are only losers". He compares the sequences to [[Rube Goldberg machines]], the [[Grand Guignol]], and the ''[[Mouse Trap (board game)|Mouse Trap]]'' board game.<ref name="C115">[[#Conrich|Conrich (2015)]], p. 115</ref> Brinkema selects the deaths of Ashley and Ashlyn from ''Final Destination 3'' as epitomizing the series' death sequences. The characters' deaths are brought about by "a series of neutral gestures, a set of constraints that will ultimately lead to their conflagratory ends"; these include the placing of a drink, looking through CDs, and an ill-chosen doorstop. The scene uses logics of temperature, color, and light to realize the characters' deaths and to allow Wendy to recognize the threat they face.<ref name="Brinkema 303–4">[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]],  pp. 303–4</ref> An example of the "literal tipping point" at which the characters can no longer escape occurs when a coat rack is knocked onto the tanning beds; it is blown by an air conditioning unit that is activated by the increasing heat.<ref>[[#Brinkema|Brinkema (2015)]], p. 304</ref> Conrich identifies the roller coaster derailment as an example of the franchise's focus on mobility in death sequences. He argues that theme park rides and horror cinema are mutually influential; the former draw from the frightening aspects of the latter, while the latter draw from the "theatrics and kinetics" of the former.<ref name="C115"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite journal |last=Brinkema |first=Eugenie |year=2015 |title=Design Terminable and Interminable: The Possibility of Death in ''Final Destination'' |journal=[[Journal of Visual Culture]] |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=298–310 |doi=10.1177/1470412915607923 |s2cid=170279080 |ref=Brinkema}}
* {{cite book |last=Conrich |first=Ian |year=2015 |chapter=Puzzles, Contraptions and the Highly Elaborate Moment: The Inevitability of Death in the Grand Slasher Narratives of the ''Final Destination'' and ''Saw'' Series of Films |editor=Clayton, Wickham |title=Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film |location=Basingstoke, United Kingdom |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |pages=106–17 |isbn=9781137496478 |doi=10.1057/97811374964788 |doi-broken-date=July 1, 2025 |ref=Conrich}}
* {{Cite book |last=Humphries |first=Reynold |year=2002 |title=The American Horror Film: An Introduction |location=Edinburgh, United Kingdom |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9780748614165 |ref=Humphries}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Final-Destination#tab=summary ''Final Destination'' franchise] at [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]

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