Horror has arrived at the summer box office in a big, bad way. Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" kicked off the summer a few weeks ago and has done so-so business (by Marvel standards). So, we've been waiting for a major breakout hit. We now have it in the form of "Final Destination Bloodlines." As the first entry in the "Final Destination" franchise in 14 years, it met what was very obviously a pent-up demand on the part of the moviegoing public. As a result, the film over delivered against projections.

Directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky's "Bloodlines" opened to an estimated $51 million domestically to go with another $51 million overseas for a $102 million global opening. That gives it the biggest debut for a horror movie in 2025 thus far, topping Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," which opened to $48 million in April. It's also by far the biggest opening for any movie in this franchise, topping 2009's "The Final Destination,...