As it turns out, movies released in January have seen an unexpected upturn in recent years.

On top of that, it earned a 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2024,Jason Statham’sThe Beekeeperdid even betterthan that.

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It made $152 million at the box office on a $40 million budget.

After the intense drama of major holiday releases, audiences may be craving a simple standalone action movie.

After the intense drama of major holiday releases, audiences may be craving a simple standalone action movie.

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These movies don’t even need star-studded casts or big budgets.

With just one recognizable star in the lead,these January action films can do quite well for themselves.

It helps that they have no competition during their release either.

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Set in a high-stakes world of international espionage, Flight Risk (2025) follows an elite team of operatives tasked with preventing a global catastrophe. Amid mounting tensions, they unravel a complex conspiracy that challenges their loyalties and skills, leading to a race against time to avert disaster.

They ultimately became the stars of the show in terms of theatrical releases.

Although Wahlberg has been consistently cranking out new projects, most of them have been poorly received.

Of Wahlberg’s last 12 movies, only two had “fresh” Rotten Tomatoes scores.

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These films included 2018’sInstant Familywith a Certified Fresh 82% and 2024’sArthur the Kingwith 70%.

Otherwise,Wahlberg’s films have been consistently disappointing.

His Rotten Tomatoes scores have even gone as low as 7%.

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In this way, the success ofFlight Riskis pivotal for Wahlberg’s career.

If audiences view Wahlberg’s projects as inherent failures, they may stop watching them all together.

In this way,Flight Risk’sperformance is extremely important.

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Set in a high-stakes world of international espionage, Flight Risk (2025) follows an elite team of operatives tasked with preventing a global catastrophe. Amid mounting tensions, they unravel a complex conspiracy that challenges their loyalties and skills, leading to a race against time to avert disaster.

Will Flight Risk Be A Success?

For one thing, the cast is fairly notable.

Ultimately,Flight Riskhas many strengths that could make it a success in January 2025.

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If this does happen, it could be a major win for Mark Wahlberg.

His career could see a necessary renaissance.

If all goes well,Flight Riskcould present a very exciting change in movies.

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