Ultimately, this makesFlight Risk’sfailureeven more surprising.

On a budget of $25 million, itonly grossed $38.5 million at the box office.

On top of that, critics gave the film a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Flight Risk and Air Force One imagery

In reality, this may be exactly whyFlight Riskmade so little money.

With few critics actually recommending the film, audiences were probably not too eager to see it.

Thus,Flight Riskwas able to be easily forgotten, causing its box office earnings to stagnate.

Petro looks at Maxim in The Legend of Ochi

In some ways,Flight Risk’sfailure is par for the course.

Not every movie that a director makes is going to be a hit.

Perhaps Gibson has run out of ideas that are intriguing enough to bring in audiences.

Omar Benson Miller as Cornbread opening his arms wide in Sinners

Either way,Mel Gibson’sbox office trend should not be broken for too long.

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