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.

Lionsgate’s advertising campaign for “Flight Risk” credits its latest film to “the award-winning director of ‘Braveheart,’ ‘Apocalypto’ and ‘Hacksaw Ridge’,” which seems a circumspect way of recognizing Mel Gibson as its helmer.

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 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.

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

Still where others see pitfalls, Lionsgate sees opportunity, so good on them once again for programming a wide release where there wasn’t any with the Mel Gibson directed, Mark Wahlberg starring ...

Although it's mostly set high above the mountains of Alaska, the crime drama "Flight Risk" cannot be said to soar.

Headlined by the addition of several veteran actors and famous director Mel Gibson, “Flight Risk” released Jan. 24 with the intention of finding great success in an otherwise quiet month of films. It did not.

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.

R egardless of how well it does in the long run, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera will always be remembered (at least by box office nerds) as the movie that broke Lionsgate's year-long c

This adventure thriller is directed by actor Mel Gibson, who's also an Academy Award winning director, with a controversial history.