'Flight Risk' soars to the top of the box office

Courtesy of Lionsgate

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

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