Final Destination 5 Timeline ( Real )

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August 12, 2011

Release of Final Destination 5

Final Destination 5, the fifth installment in the Final Destination film series, was officially released in theaters.

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September 2010

Start of Filming Final Destination 5

Principal photography for Final Destination 5 began.

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May 2010

Announcement of Final Destination 5

New Line Cinema officially announced the production of Final Destination 5.

Final Destination 5 Timeline ( Fictional )

vision
Day 1, Morning

Sam's Pre-Monument Bridge Vision

Sam Newill envisions the collapse of the Golden Gate Bridge moments before it happens.

disaster
Day 1, Morning

Golden Gate Bridge Collapse

The bridge catastrophically collapses, killing everyone on it except for Sam and a few others who got off earlier.

aftermath
Day 1, Morning

Sam and Survivors Removed from the Bridge

Sam and the other survivors are transported off the bridge by emergency responders after the collapse.

death
Day 2

Initial Death of First Survivor Swanson

Peter Swanson dies in a car accident involving a wooden board through his windscreen shortly after the bridge incident.

investigation
Day 2

Sam and Group Research Death Order

The survivors discover that death is pursuing them in the specific order they would have died on the bridge.

death
Day 3

Death of Second Survivor, Isaac Fasil

Isaac dies in a fountain accident, being electrocuted as he attempts to save himself underwater.

death
Day 4

Death of Third Survivor, Olivia Castle

Olivia dies when a firework ignites while she is in a hotel, leading to a fatal explosion.

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Day 5

Sam and Survivors Attempt to Cheat Death

The remaining survivors work together to try and manipulate events to avoid death.

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Day 6

Death of Fourth Survivor, Nathan Sears

Nathan dies in an elevator accident involving falling cables and crushing mechanical parts.

climax
Day 7

Final Confrontation and Reveal

Sam confronts death's design and the twist reveals he was on the bridge, not over it.