Mark Wahlberg stars in the action-thriller, which marks the first film Gibson has directed in nearly a decade.

"Flight Risk"—director Mel Gibson’s new action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg—is targeting a No. 1 debut at the weekend box office.

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Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s “Flight Risk” is facing no traffic on the runway, lifting off to an easy No. 1 opening in what is turning out to be another sleepy weekend at the January box office. The Lionsgate thriller carried on $4.

Chalk up another low-budget success for Lionsgate. After the No. 1 release of "Den of Thieves: Pantera," the studio has topped the charts again with the Mark Wahlberg thriller "Flight Risk," which is opening to $12 million from 3,