Mel Gibson's 'Flight Risk' is No. 1

Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk fails to land the plane
Performances aside, Flight Risk commits the nearly unforgivable sin of turning a great thriller premise into laughably convoluted potboiler fare.
‘Flight Risk’ Reviews: Does Mel Gibson’s Thriller Land With Critics?
Director Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is new in theaters. Does the airplane thriller have a smooth or bumpy landing with critics?
Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ is No. 1 at box office, ‘The Brutalist’ expands
Despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Mel Gibson's 'Flight Risk' Is a Miserable, Mind-Numbing Disaster Made by a Washed-Up Bigot
The premise is simple: Michelle Dockery plays U.S. Marshal Madolyn, tasked with transporting wiseass accountant Winston (Topher Grace) on a prop plane from Alaska to Seattle. Daryl (Mark Wahlberg), their shady pilot, is secretly working for the bad guys and tasked with killing Winston before he can testify. That’s it. That’s the setup.
Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ Nabs No. 1 In Debut At Weekend Box Office
"Flight Risk"—director Mel Gibson’s new action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg—is targeting a No. 1 debut at the weekend box office.
Mel Gibson's “Flight Risk” takes off at No. 1 during sluggish weekend box office
Elsewhere, "Mufasa" holds strong at second, "Presence" makes its box office debut, and "The Brutalist" expands to maintain its footing in the top 10.
Box Office: Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg's ‘Flight Risk' Flies to No. 1 With $12 Million in Yet Another Glacial Weekend
Flight Risk,” an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a balding, unhinged pilot, landed in first place with $12 million from 3,161 North American theaters in its opening weekend.
Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg Fly Off the Handle in Flight Risk
Mel Gibson challenges himself to just make a normal potboiler with the Hitchcockian premise of Flight Risk. He's not up to it.
Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ tops slow weekend at box office, as ‘The Brutalist’ expands
Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
‘Flight Risk’ Review: Mel Gibson’s Latest Directorial Effort Stalls Before It Gets Off the Ground
A marketing campaign that splashes Gibson's earlier acclaimed earlier films — but not his name — holds an unflattering mirror to this uninspiring action thriller.
Mel Gibson's 'Flight Risk' Lands Atop N.America Box Office
Mel Gibson's new action film "Flight Risk" has topped the North American box office, taking in an estimated $12 million on a slow winter weekend, industry analysts said Sunday.
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'Flight Risk' star Mark Wahlberg says 'everything derives' from prayer, faith and seeking purpose-filled life
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A Real ‘Flight Risk’: In January, Only One Film Opened to More Than $12 Million
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Flight Risk Ending, Explained
Mark Wahlberg takes the lead in Mel Gibson's new thriller, Flight Risk, released in theaters on January 24, 2025 ...