# The Final Destination > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Final_Destination > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Final_Destination.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Destination > Source revision: 1356183802 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|2009 American supernatural horror film}} {{about|the fourth installment of the series|the first film|Final Destination (film){{!}}''Final Destination'' (film)|the franchise|Final Destination{{!}}''Final Destination''|other uses|Final Destination (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = The Final Destination | image = Final destination 09.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [David R. Ellis](/source/David_R._Ellis) | producer = {{Plainlist| * Craig Perry * Warren Zide }} | writer = [Eric Bress](/source/Eric_Bress) | based_on = {{Based on|[Characters](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters)|[Jeffrey Reddick](/source/Jeffrey_Reddick)}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [Bobby Campo](/source/Bobby_Campo) * [Shantel VanSanten](/source/Shantel_VanSanten) * [Mykelti Williamson](/source/Mykelti_Williamson) }} | music = [Brian Tyler](/source/Brian_Tyler) | cinematography = [Glen MacPherson](/source/Glen_MacPherson) | editing = [Mark Stevens](/source/Mark_Stevens_(film_editor)) | studio = {{Plainlist| * [New Line Cinema](/source/New_Line_Cinema){{cite news |title=The Final Destination |work=[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination4.htm |access-date=October 25, 2009 |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703140958/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=finaldestination4.htm |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=wb-newline.htm |title=Warner Bros. All Time Box Office Results}} * Practical Pictures * Zide/Perry Productions }} | distributor = [Warner Bros. Pictures](/source/Warner_Bros._Pictures) | released = {{Film date|2009|08|28}} | runtime = 82 minutes{{Cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Wesley |title=Movie review: the final "Destination"? One can hope |url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/08/29/the_final_destination_one_can_hope/ |work=[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe) |date=August 29, 2009}} | country = United States | language = English | budget = $40{{nbsp}}million{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/movie-projector-the-final-destination-halloween-ii-splitting-horror-audience.html |title=Movie projector: ''The Final Destination'', ''Halloween II'' splitting horror audience |work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=August 27, 2009 | access-date=January 14, 2010 | archive-date=September 3, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903013341/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/movie-projector-the-final-destination-halloween-ii-splitting-horror-audience.html | url-status=live}} | gross = $187.4{{nbsp}}million{{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}} }} '''''The Final Destination''''' is a 2009 American [supernatural horror film](/source/supernatural_horror_film) directed by [David R. Ellis](/source/David_R._Ellis) and written by [Eric Bress](/source/Eric_Bress). It is a [standalone sequel](/source/standalone_film) to ''[Final Destination 3](/source/Final_Destination_3)'' (2006) and the fourth installment in the [''Final Destination'' film series](/source/Final_Destination). It stars [Bobby Campo](/source/Bobby_Campo) in his feature film debut, [Shantel VanSanten](/source/Shantel_VanSanten), and [Mykelti Williamson](/source/Mykelti_Williamson). Produced by [New Line Cinema](/source/New_Line_Cinema), the film follows a group of people after they escape a deadly accident during a [stock car race](/source/Stock_car_racing), with [Death](/source/Personifications_of_death) stalking and killing them one by one. After the commercial success of ''Final Destination 3'', a fourth film entered development and was planned to be in [3D](/source/3D_films), with Bress writing the script. The script impressed producer Craig Perry and New Line Cinema enough to green-light a fourth installment. [James Wong](/source/James_Wong_(filmmaker)) was on board to direct, but because of scheduling conflicts, he decided to drop out. Consequently, the studio executives opted for David R. Ellis to return because of his work on ''[Final Destination 2](/source/Final_Destination_2)'' (2003), who personally accepted because the film would be released in 3D. Filming began in March 2008 and ended late May in the same year. ''The Final Destination'' was theatrically released on August 28, 2009, by [Warner Bros. Pictures](/source/Warner_Bros._Pictures) and New Line Cinema. It was the first film in the series to be shot in HD 3D and, {{As of|2025|05|lc=y|post=,}} is the second highest-grossing ''Final Destination'' film, having earned $187.4{{nbsp}}million worldwide. It received generally negative reviews from critics. A fifth film, ''[Final Destination 5](/source/Final_Destination_5)'', was released in August 2011. ==Plot== College student [Nick O'Bannon](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters) watches an [auto race](/source/Auto_racing) with his girlfriend [Lori Milligan](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters) and their friends [Hunt Wynorski](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters) and [Janet Cunningham](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters) at the McKinley Speedway for their semester break. Nick has a premonition of a racetrack accident, where the debris flies into the [grandstand](/source/grandstand) and destroys it. The disaster kills him, his friends and several spectators. He panics, causing a fight that forces him and his friends to leave, along with [white supremacist](/source/White_supremacy) tow truck driver [Carter Daniels](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters), mother [Samantha Lane](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters), mechanic [Andy Kewzer](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters) and his girlfriend [Nadia Monroy](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters), and security guard [George Lanter](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters). The disaster occurs, causing a stray wheel to fly out of the stadium and decapitate Nadia. The following night, while attempting to [burn a cross](/source/Cross_burning) on George's lawn, Carter is dragged by the towing chain of his tow truck and is burned alive, caused by the friction of the chain igniting a gas leak. The next day, Samantha is killed by a rock lodged in the exhaust pipe of a lawnmower. After researching [similar disasters parallel to the speedway's](/source/Final_Destination),{{efn|As depicted in the previous films (2000–2011)}} Nick is convinced that ever since they survived, thanks to his premonition, [Death](/source/Personifications_of_death) is killing them in the order they would have died in the speedway disaster. With George's permission, Nick and Lori review surveillance footage of the disaster to identify the next victim. Seeing that Andy is next, they warn him, but a carbon dioxide tank suddenly launches him into a metal grid fence. Nick suspects Janet and Hunt are next and teams up with George and Lori to save them. George and Lori save Janet from being killed at a car wash, but Nick fails to save Hunt from being [disemboweled by a pool's drain pipe](/source/Pool_suction-drain_injury). George surrenders to Death and attempts suicide, but Death sabotages his attempts. Nick learns that another survivor, [Jonathan Groves](/source/List_of_Final_Destination_characters), was recently recovered from the rubble but remembers him dying in his premonition. Nick and George rush to save Jonathan and also conclude that George survived his suicide attempts since it was not his turn yet. At the hospital, they fail to stop Jonathan from being fatally crushed by an overflowing bathtub from the floor above. They exit, where a speeding ambulance van kills George. Nick suspects Lori and Janet are in danger and rushes to the shopping mall's movie theater. Lori also sees omens but fails to convince Janet to leave. Janet is killed by projectiles that are launched from the screen after the room behind the screen explodes. The explosion engulfs the mall, and when Lori and Nick try to leave, Lori is sucked into the gears of an escalator. Nick realizes that everything after Jonathan's death was a premonition; he fails to save George but succeeds in preventing the mall explosion. Two weeks later, Nick, Lori, and Janet reunite at a café. Nick suspects that they never changed anything and that Death planned to have them meet at the café at the right time. Before the three can react, a truck swerves to avoid a falling scaffold and crashes into the café, killing them. ==Cast== {{further|topic=individual characters|List of Final Destination characters#Introduced in The Final Destination|l1=List of ''The Final Destination'' characters}} {{Cast listing| * [Bobby Campo](/source/Bobby_Campo) as Nick O'Bannon * [Shantel VanSanten](/source/Shantel_VanSanten) as Lori Milligan * [Haley Webb](/source/Haley_Webb) as Janet Cunningham * [Nick Zano](/source/Nick_Zano) as Hunt Wynorski * [Mykelti Williamson](/source/Mykelti_Williamson) as George Lanter * [Krista Allen](/source/Krista_Allen) as Samantha Lane * [Andrew Fiscella](/source/Andrew_Fiscella) as Andy Kewzer * Justin Welborn as Carter Daniels * Stephanie Honoré as Nadia Monroy * [Lara Grice](/source/Lara_Grice) as Cynthia Daniels * Jackson Walker as Jonathan Groves * Phil Austin as Edward }} ==Production== ===Development=== After the success of ''[Final Destination 3](/source/Final_Destination_3)'', which was initially planned to be in [3D](/source/3D_film),{{cite news |last=Miska |first=Brad |title=SET VISIT PART I: FINAL DESTINATION 4: 3-D Explodes in Our Face! |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEjm7pklbAwCml |work=[Bloody-Disgusting](/source/Bloody-Disgusting) |date=November 20, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522130746/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEjm7pklbAwCml |url-status=dead}} [Eric Bress](/source/Eric_Bress) wrote a script, which impressed producer Craig Perry and [Warner Bros. Pictures](/source/Warner_Bros._Pictures) enough to green-light a fourth ''[Final Destination](/source/Final_Destination)'' installment. [James Wong](/source/James_Wong_(filmmaker)) was on board to direct, but because of scheduling conflicts with ''[Dragonball Evolution](/source/Dragonball_Evolution)'', he decided to drop out. Consequently, the studio executives opted for [David R. Ellis](/source/David_R._Ellis) to return because of his work on ''[Final Destination 2](/source/Final_Destination_2)''. He accepted because of the 3D.{{cite news |author=B. Alan Orange |title=SET VISIT PART I: FINAL DESTINATION 4: 3-D Explodes in Our Face! |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEjm7pklbAwCml |work=MovieWeb.com |date=May 14, 2008 |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522130746/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEjm7pklbAwCml |url-status=dead}} For the 3D, Perry said that he wanted it to add depth to the film instead of just "something pop[ping] out at the audience every four minutes".{{cite news |last=Miska |first=Brad |title=''Final Destination 4'' Opening REVEALED! |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11036 |work=Bloody-Disgusting |date=February 1, 2008 |access-date=February 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204104206/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11036 |archive-date=February 4, 2008}} ===Filming=== right|thumb|A car on the "McKinley Speedway" sequence as shown in film|upright=1.36 Although shooting was to be done in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), which was where the previous three films were shot, David R. Ellis convinced the producers to shoot in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans) instead to bring business to the city, and because the budget was already large.{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Douglas |title=''Final Destination 4'': The 3-D Set Visit! |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6070 |work=ShockTillYouDrop.com |date=May 14, 2008 |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-date=February 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217170326/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6070 |url-status=live}} The opening crash sequence at "McKinley Speedway" was filmed at [Mobile International Speedway](/source/Mobile_International_Speedway) in [Irvington, Alabama](/source/Irvington%2C_Alabama). Filming began in March 2008 and ended in late May in the same year. The film was shot on the [Sony CineAlta F23](/source/CineAlta), while side-by-side rigs, configured with two Sony HDC-F950 cameras, were used for the racing sequences and the underwater scenes.{{Cite magazine |date=August 27, 2009 |title=Sony's F23 Shoots ''Final Destination 4'' in 3D |url=https://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2009/SONYS-F23-SHOOTS-FINAL-DESTINATION-4-IN-3D.aspx |magazine=Post}} Reshoots were done in April 2009 at [Universal Studios Florida](/source/Universal_Studios_Florida).{{cite news |last=Miska |first=Brad |title=Behind-the-Scenes Footage of ''Final Destination 4'' Reshoots |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15974 |work=Bloody-Disgusting |date=April 22, 2009 |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055219/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/15974/ |url-status=live}} ==Music== ===Soundtrack=== The soundtrack album was released on August 25, 2009, three days before the film's theatrical release, under public record label [JVC](/source/JVC)/[Sony Music Australia](/source/Sony_Music_Australia). The album consists of 23 cues composed and mixed by [Brian Tyler](/source/Brian_Tyler). He took over scoring the series after the untimely death of the composer for the first three films, [Shirley Walker](/source/Shirley_Walker). {{Infobox album | name = The Final Destination (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | type = [Film score](/source/Film_score) | artist = [Brian Tyler](/source/Brian_Tyler) | cover =blank | alt = | released = August 25, 2009 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 64:15 | label = [JVC](/source/JVC), [Sony Music Australia](/source/Sony_Music_Australia) | producer = | chronology = ''Final Destination'' soundtrack | prev_title = [Final Destination 2:
Original Motion Picture Score](/source/Final_Destination_2) | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [Final Destination 5
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)](/source/Final_Destination_5) | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [Brian Tyler](/source/Brian_Tyler) soundtrack | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = [Fast & Furious:
Original Motion Picture Score](/source/Fast_%26_Furious_(score)) | prev_year = 2009 | title = The Final Destination
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | year = 2009 | next_title = [Law Abiding Citizen](/source/Law_Abiding_Citizen_(soundtrack)) | next_year = 2009 }} }} ;Commercial songs from the film, but not on the soundtrack{{cite web |url=https://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/the-final-destination-soundtrack/ |title=All 11 Songs from ''The Final Destination'' Soundtrack |work=ReelSoundtrack |date=August 28, 2009 |access-date=November 7, 2009 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055217/https://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/the-final-destination-soundtrack/ |url-status=live}} * "[Devour](/source/Devour_(song))" by [Shinedown](/source/Shinedown) * "How the Day Sounds" by [Greg Laswell](/source/Greg_Laswell) * "Burning Bridges" by [Anvil](/source/Anvil_(band)) * "[Why Can't We Be Friends?](/source/Why_Can't_We_Be_Friends%3F_(song))" by [War](/source/War_(U.S._band)) * "Don't You Know" by Ali Dee and the Deekompressors * "Faraway" by Dara Schindler * "Dream of Me" by Perfect * "Make My" by [The Roots](/source/The_Roots) * "The Stoop" by [Little Jackie](/source/Little_Jackie) * "Sweet Music" by Garrison Hawk * "[Corona and Lime](/source/Corona_and_Lime_(song))" by [Shwayze](/source/Shwayze) * "Make You Crazy" by [Brett Dennen](/source/Brett_Dennen) ===Score=== # "The Final Destination" – 2:56 # "The Raceway" – 3:07 # "Memorial" – 2:46 # "Nailed" – 3:22 # "Nick's Google Theory" – 1:30 # "Revelations" – 2:28 # "Raceway Trespass" – 1:39 # "Stay Away from Water" – 2:38 # "Flame On" – 1:43 # "Moment of Joy" – 1:17 # "Signs and Signals" – 2:51 # "George Is Next" – 1:12 # "Car Washicide" – 3:05 # "Newspaper Clues" – 1:57 # "Premonition" – 1:50 # "The Salon" – 3:53 # "Questioning" – 1:04 # "Death of a Cowboy" – 2:08 # "Gearhead" – 1:56 # "Sushi for Everyone" – 2:53 # "The Movie Theater" – 3:03 # "You Can't Dodge Fate" – 1:28 # "The ''Final Destination'' Suite" – 13:29 The soundtrack attracted generally favorable reviews. Christian Clemmensen of [Filmtracks.com](/source/Filmtracks.com) gave the score 3 out of 5 stars and felt Tyler was "capable [...] to further explore new stylistic territory while making substantial use of the structures and tone of [predecessor composer] [Shirley Walker](/source/Shirley_Walker)'s music". His approach to the scores was called "intelligent", and provide "adequate if not strikingly overachieving recordings is testimony to his immense talents". The reviewers were also impressed with the extension of the sound used by Walker in ''[Final Destination 3](/source/Final_Destination_3)''. "It relates to an affection for Walker's contribution to the industry," said an unnamed critic.{{cite web |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/final_destination09.html |title=''The Final Destination'' review |work=Filmtracks.com |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055218/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/final_destination09.html |url-status=live}} A SoundNotes reviewer grades the film with an impressive score of 7.5 out of 10, remarking "Brian Tyler slugs his way through the inadequacies of ''The Final Destination'' and produces a score with reasonable entertainment value and enough of an appeal to make it function well apart from the woeful film."{{cite web |url=http://scorenotes.com/soundtracks/finaldestination.html |title=''The Final Destination'': Soundtrack Review |work=ScoreNotes.com |access-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-date=September 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915211008/http://scorenotes.com/soundtracks/finaldestination.html |url-status=live}} ==Release== The film was released in 3D as well as in conventional theaters on August 28, 2009. It was initially planned for an August 14 release.{{cite news |last=Miska |first=Brad |title=''Final Destination 4'' Release Makes 2009 3-D Summer |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12731 |work=Bloody-Disgusting |date=June 26, 2008 |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055224/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/12731/ |url-status=live}} It was also the first [3D film](/source/3D_film) to feature [D-BOX](/source/D-Box_Technologies) motion feedback technology in select theaters.{{cite press release |work=[D-BOX Technologies](/source/D-BOX_Technologies) |date=August 12, 2009 |title=World Premiere Featuring 3-D Movie Combined with D-BOX Motion Code(TM) |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F08-12-2009%2F0005076374&EDATE= |access-date=August 18, 2009 |archive-date=September 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905045942/http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F08-12-2009%2F0005076374&EDATE= |url-status=dead}} ===Box office=== According to ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)'' and ''[Newsday](/source/Newsday)'', ''The Final Destination'' debuted at the top of the [North America](/source/North_America)n box office, beating [Rob Zombie](/source/Rob_Zombie)'s ''[Halloween II](/source/Halloween_II_(2009_film))'', earning $28.3{{nbsp}}million during its first weekend.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-08-30-boxoffice30_N.htm?csp=34 |title=''Final Destination'' knocks off stiff competition at box office |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |date=August 30, 2009 |first=Scott |last=Bowles | access-date=May 25, 2010 | archive-date=September 4, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904132647/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-08-30-boxoffice30_N.htm?csp=34 | url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/business/final-destination-arrives-at-no-1-with-28-3m-1.1408561?localLinksEnabled=false |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921142832/http://www.newsday.com/business/final-destination-arrives-at-no-1-with-28-3m-1.1408561?localLinksEnabled=false |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2009 |title=''Final Destination'' arrives at No. 1 with $28.3M |work=[Newsday](/source/Newsday) |date=August 30, 2009}} It has also topped the box office in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom).{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a175457/final-destination-heads-uk-box-office.html |title=''Final Destination'' heads UK box office |work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy) |date=September 3, 2009 | access-date=September 4, 2009 | archive-date=August 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055353/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/uk-box-office-charts/a175457/final-destination-heads-uk-box-office/ | url-status=live}} The film remained at #1 in North America for two weeks, making it the first film in the series to top the box office. On September 11, 2009, it gained just over a million dollars and dropped to No. 7.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/ |title=Daily Box Office for Friday, December 19, 2014 – Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 28, 2020}} The film grossed $66.5{{nbsp}}million domestically and $120.9{{nbsp}}million in foreign sales, with a total of $187.4{{nbsp}}million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise until ''[Final Destination Bloodlines](/source/Final_Destination_Bloodlines)'' surpassed it in May 2025.{{Cite web |title=The Final Destination (2009) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-The |access-date=May 22, 2025 |website=The Numbers}} ===Home media=== ''The Final Destination'' was initially scheduled for a DVD and [Blu-ray Disc](/source/Blu-ray_Disc) release on December 22, 2009. The film was pushed back to January 5, 2010, in the US. Both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc included two pairs of 3D glasses with each set and featured a 2D version on the disc, along with additional scenes. The Blu-ray Disc version included two alternate endings, a "making of" featurette about the deaths, storyboard visualization and a preview of ''[A Nightmare on Elm Street](/source/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(2010_film))'' (2010).{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34418/the-final-destination-crashes-blu-ray-and-dvd |title=''The Final Destination'' Crashes onto Blu-ray and DVD |work=[DreadCentral](/source/DreadCentral) |date=November 15, 2009 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220101724/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34418/the-final-destination-crashes-blu-ray-and-dvd |url-status=live}} The Blu-ray Disc release, also a combo pack, includes a standard DVD of the film. The film grossed $15.1{{nbsp}}million in home sales.{{Cite web |title=The Final Destination (2009) – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-The |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=The Numbers |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830060400/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Final-Destination-The#tab=summary |url-status=live}} In [Target](/source/Target_Corporation) stores, some of the DVDs included an exclusive ''Final Destination'' comic book. ==Reception== ===Critical response=== Review aggregator [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) reports that 28% of 98 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "With little of the ingenuity of previous installments, ''The Final Destination'' is predictable, disposable horror fare."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_final_death_trip_3D/ |title=The Final Destination |website=[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) |access-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830060223/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_final_death_trip_3d |url-status=live}} On [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the film has a [weighted average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 30 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/finaldestination4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818183858/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/finaldestination4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |title=''The Final Destination'': Reviews |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |date=January 14, 2009}} Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](/source/CinemaScore) gave the film an average grade of C on an A+ to F scale.{{Cite magazine |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=August 30, 2009 |title=Box Office Report: ''The Final Destination'' scares up top spot with $28.3{{nbsp}}million |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/30/box-office-report-the-final-destination-scares-up-top-spot/ |access-date=October 18, 2023 |magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030063159/https://ew.com/article/2009/08/30/box-office-report-the-final-destination-scares-up-top-spot/ |url-status=live}} Jordan Mintzer of ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'' magazine wrote: "With an array of gory mayhem only marginally enhanced by 3-D and a plot as developed as a text message, ''The Final Destination'' may finally sound the death knell for New Line's near-immortal horror franchise."{{cite web |date=August 26, 2009 |last=Mintzer |first=Jordan |author-link1=Jordan Mintzer |title=The Final Destination |url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117940902 |website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626061649/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/the-final-destination-1200475508/ |url-status=live}} Kirk Honeycutt of ''[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)'' wrote: "The new gimmick here is that all the flying body parts and absurd impalements come in 3D. And that's about as inspired as anything gets in this edition. Story and character get chucked to the sidelines as the arena has room for only death scenes."{{cite web |date=2009 |first=Kirk |last=Honeycutt |author-link=Kirk Honeycutt |title=The Final Destination – Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-final-destination-film-review-1004007661.story |website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831133321/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-final-destination-film-review-1004007661.story |archive-date=August 31, 2009 |url-status=dead}} In January 2022, Stephen Rosenberg of [MovieWeb](/source/MovieWeb) ranked the movies of the franchise from worst to best, ranking ''The Final Destination'' as the worst of the film series. Rosenberg said that it was better likened to a "straight-to-video or early 2000s [SyFy](/source/SyFy) original film". Noting the lack of energy in the acting, Rosenberg also said that none of the actors were memorable and that the dialogue was "chock-full of meta 3D film advertisements".{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Stephen |title=Here's Every Final Destination Movie, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/final-destination-movies-ranked/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |agency=[MovieWeb](/source/MovieWeb) |date=January 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220215825/https://movieweb.com/final-destination-movies-ranked/ |url-status=live}} ==Sequel== {{main|Final Destination 5{{!}}''Final Destination 5''}} [Alan Horn](/source/Alan_F._Horn), the head of [Warner Bros. Pictures](/source/Warner_Bros._Pictures), confirmed at [ShoWest](/source/National_Association_of_Theatre_Owners) in March 2010 that ''Final Destination 5'' was in works at ShoWest.{{cite web |url=https://comingsoon.net/news/showestnews.php?id=64384 |title=ShoWest 2010: A Fifth Final Destination is Coming |publisher=[ComingSoon.net](/source/ComingSoon.net) |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222190559/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/showestnews.php?id=64384 |url-status=dead }} Producer Craig Perry later added that the film would be shot in [3D](/source/3D_film).{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19536|title=Producer Talks Fifth 'Final Destination' in 3-D |publisher=[Bloody-Disgusting.com](/source/Bloody-Disgusting.com) | date=March 21, 2010}} [Eric Heisserer](/source/Eric_Heisserer) was announced as screenwriter in April 2010.{{cite web|url=https://reporter.blogs.com/comiccon/page/11/ |title='The Thing' writer boards 'Final Destination 5' (exclusive) |work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002112512/http://reporter.blogs.com/comiccon/page/11/ |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }} (requires scrolldown) The studio initially picked August 26, 2011, as the release date,{{cite web |url=https://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66026 |title=Soderbergh's Contagion Contaminates 2011 in 3D! |publisher=[ComingSoon.net](/source/ComingSoon.net) |date=May 14, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719193810/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66026 |url-status=dead }} but later changed it to August 12, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/24323 |title=A Nice Change Of Pace: 'Apollo 18' And 'Final Destination 5' Move Up| first=David|last=Harley|date=April 27, 2011|publisher=[Bloody-Disgusting.com](/source/Bloody-Disgusting.com)}} In June 2010, [New Line Cinema](/source/New_Line_Cinema) announced that [Steven Quale](/source/Steven_Quale) would direct,{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118020369?refCatId=13|first=Dave|last=McNary|title=Quale flies to 'Final Destination 5'|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108224428/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020369?refCatId=13|url-status=dead}} and that the movie would be renamed ''5nal Destination''.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=New Title for Fifth 'Final Destination', Opening Disaster Confirmed! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20744/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=April 8, 2020 |date=June 29, 2010}} The name change was reversed a few months later.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=One Final Teen Hopes to Cheat Death in 'Final Destination 5' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21492/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |date=August 31, 2010}} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title}} {{Final Destination}} {{David R. 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Ellis Category:Films scored by Brian Tyler Category:Films set in 2009 Category:Films set in cinemas and movie theaters Category:Films shot in Florida Category:Films shot in Mobile, Alabama Category:Films shot in New Orleans Category:English-language horror films Category:D-Box motion-enhanced films Final Destination 4 Category:New Line Cinema films Category:Alliance Films films Category:Warner Bros. films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Final Destination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Destination) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Destination?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.