‘Flight Risk’ soars to the top of the box office

A new film took off and landed at the top of the box office this weekend.

Flight Risk, the action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a hitman sent to kill an accountant before he can testify against a mob boss, was #1 at the box office, with a total gross of $12 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film easily beat the second place finisher, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, which took in $8.7 million in its sixth week in theaters.  Last week’s #1, the Keke Palmer comedy One of Them Days, slipped to #3, taking in $8 million. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 remained in fourth place, followed by Moana 2 in fifth place.

The new supernatural thriller Presence, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan, debuted at #6 with $3.4 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. Flight Risk – $12 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King – $.8.7 million
3. One of Them Days – $8 million
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 –  $5.5 million 
5. Moana 2 – $4.3 million
6. Presence – $3.42 million
7. Wolf Man – $3.40 million
8. A Complete Unknown – $3.1 million
9. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – $3 million
10. The Brutalist – $2.8 million