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.

Mark Wahlberg needed a lot of solo time on his latest movie set. The 53-year-old star portrays a hit man pretending to be a pilot whose targets are U.S. Marshal Madelyn (Michelle Dockery) and fugitive Winston (Topher Grace) in the new thriller “Flight Risk.” Wahlberg revealed he took a new approach to getting into character.

Following a disastrous 2024 at the box office, Lionsgate already have their second number one opening of the year with the Mark Wahlberg starring Flight Risk topping the charts. The beleaguered studio had a run of box-office bombs last year with the likes of Borderlands,

Reading more like a play than a movie script, "Flight Risk" puts three actors in a plane with a psycho Mark Wahlberg on the loose. Mel Gibson directs.

Mark Wahlberg stepped into the new role of 'barber' while helping a comedy legend mimic his 'Flight Risk' look.

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.

The Mel Gibson-directed thriller “Flight Risk” opens in theaters Friday. The airplane drama takes thrills to new heights as Mark Wahlberg — who partially shaved his head for the role — stars as a pilot who’s transporting an Air Marshal and her fugitive but reveals his secret agenda mid-flight.

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.

Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham are proud parents to their four kids, each of whom have embraced their individual passions since the family moved from California to Las Vegas. Most prominent among them is the youngest in the family, 15-year-old Grace, who is a professional show jumper and active ribbon-winning equestrian.

Actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed how he was required to shave his head every day for his role in the action thriller Flight Risk. The Hollywood star, 53, plays ‘pilot’ Dylan in the airplane-set thriller – leaving audiences shocked by hiding a completely bald head beneath the baseball cap his character initially wears.

Mark Wahlberg is heading back to the big screen in another action-packed flick, but audiences might struggle to recognize him. In a series of promotional photos reposted to X from Wahlberg's upcoming movie Flight Risk, the 53-year-old actor has an all-new, mostly hairless look, with a prominent bald spot on the top of his head.