Mel Gibson-directed 'Flight Risk' starring Mark Wahlberg grossed $12 million as the 2025 Oscar-nominated films totaled less than $10 million.

Flight Risk recently arrived in theaters, sparking curiosity among fans about when the film could come out on streaming platforms. This film is Mel Gibson’s latest directorial venture, having arrived about nine years after his last directorial venture,

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.

For “Flight Risk,” his first outing as a director in nearly a decade, the Oscar winner isn’t quite taking center stage.

Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The action thriller Flight Risk was released on January 24, 2025. Mel Gibson returned to the director's chair after 2016's Hacksaw Ridge.

New in theaters, Flight Risk marks Gibson’s first turn as a director since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, which earned Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Directing for Gibson and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. As such, Wahlberg knew going into the film that he was in great hands before the action thriller took flight.

"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 has an impressive track record as a director, having delivered great cinematic films like Braveheart , Apocalypto , and Hacksaw Ridge . These film showcase the filmmakers incredible talent for storytelling.

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.

Mark Wahlberg's most recent movie, Flight Risk, has received a plethora of awful reviews, continuing the actor's unfortunate Rotten Tomatoes trend.

Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg's thriller 'Flight Risk' will lead another quiet January weekend at the box office.