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.
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 Goes All 'Braveheart' and 'Sexiest Man' for 'Flight Risk' Promos
Mel Gibson clearly brought energy to the "Flight Risk" set as director ... emanating the intensity of his iconic character William Wallace in a promo pushing his newest film -- face paint and all.
‘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 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.
Box Office: Mel Gibson's ‘Flight Risk' Leads Quiet Weekend With Decent $12M Opening
Mark Wahlberg stars in the action-thriller, which marks Gibson's first directorial effort in nearly a decade. Elsewhere, Steven Soderbergh's artsy haunted house thriller 'Presence' opened in 1,750 cinemas.
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.
‘Flight Risk’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Hams It Up in Mel Gibson’s Basic Airplane Thriller
Ninety minutes in a confined space with Wahlberg screaming threats of sexual violence? Hard pass It’s weird to find an animal outside of its natural habitat. A penguin floating around the International Space Station instead of waddling through the Antarctic.
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.
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 starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, was No. 1 in a glacially slow weekend at the box office.
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.
A Real ‘Flight Risk’: In January, Only One Film Opened to More Than $12 Million
Mel Gibson-directed 'Flight Risk' starring Mark Wahlberg grossed $12 million as the 2025 Oscar-nominated films totaled less ...
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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 ...