Whereas Mark Wahlberg‘s Flight Threat could not rank extremely with audiences, it did earn him a brand new rating elsewhere. The motion thriller premiered in theaters final weekend and overtook Mufasa: The Lion King on the field workplace, grossing over $13 million. This newest function helped Wahlberg overtake one other Hollywood legend, Denzel Washington, on an inventory of the highest-grossing stars of all time, per The Numbers. Whereas each actors sit at $2.7 billion earned on the home field workplace, Wahlberg now holds the #40 spot.
Flight Threat follows the story of a U.S. Marshall transferring a witness to New York on a small aircraft throughout the Alaskan wilderness. Nonetheless, tensions rise as he realizes the opposite passengers should not who they fake to be. Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Leah Remini, Monib Abhat, and Paul Ben-Viktor spherical out the solid with Mel Gibson directing.
The movie at present sits at a surprising 26% critics rating and a barely extra beneficiant however nonetheless underwhelming 64% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This entry is the most recent in a run of low-rated movies for Wahlberg. He not too long ago starred within the heartfelt drama, Arthur the King, alongside Marvel star Simu Liu which obtained a 69% critics’ rating. Final 12 months, Netflix’s The Union noticed Wahlberg crew up with Halle Berry within the high-stakes world of espionage however solely managed a 38% rating. Apple TV+ additionally introduced {that a} sequel to 2023’s The Household Plan is within the works regardless of the 27% it earned on Rotten Tomatoes.
Will Denzel Washington Reclaim His Spot?
Samuel L. Jackson tops the record of highest earners on the field workplace, together with his Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances contributing an enormous quantity to his $5.8 billion earned. The remainder of the highest ten is full of a number of extra Marvel stars; Robert Downey, Jr. Chris Pratt, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldaña (who has additionally benefited from showing in James Cameron’s Avatar films), Bradley Cooper, and Chris Hemsworth, and Hollywood legends Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Harrison Ford. In an effort to declare or defend their ranks, Wahlberg and Washington must seem in one other field workplace smash.
Denzel shocked followers with retirement rumors through the 2024 Gladiator II press run. Nonetheless, the two-time Academy Award winner clarified his feedback to the At present Present Australia,
“For me, it is concerning the filmmaker, particularly this level in my profession. I am solely thinking about working with one of the best. I do not know what number of extra movies I’ll make – most likely not that many. I need to do issues I have not performed. I performed Othello at 22. I am about to play Othello at 70. After that, I am enjoying Hannibal. After that, I have been speaking with Steve McQueen a few movie. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing an element for me within the subsequent Black Panther. After that, I’ll do the movie Othello. After that, I’ll do King Lear. After that, I’ll retire.”
Followers cannot wait to see Washington in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther 3, which might tremendously contribute to his try to reclaim his place on the chart from Wahlberg. Much more thrilling is Washington’s curiosity in getting behind the digital camera. For now, Washington is ready to take the Broadway stage this 12 months alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in William Shakespeare’s Othello this winter.
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This can be a landmark revival because the final Broadway manufacturing of the play ran over 40 years in the past, in 1982. James Earl Jones then starred as Othello. Now, Washington picks up the mantle of the titular function whereas Gyllenhaal portrays the vengeful Iago. Individuals reported the unique with images from the primary day of rehearsals. Washington made his Broadway debut within the 1988 play Checkmates. He has since appeared in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Richard III, Julius Caesar, a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin within the Solar, a revival of August Wilson’s Fences, for which he gained a Tony Award, and extra. Tony award-winner Kenny Leon will direct the manufacturing. Performances start this February on the Barrymore Theater in New York Metropolis.
Flight Threat
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- Launch Date
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January 24, 2025
- Runtime
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91 Minutes
- Writers
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Jared Rosenberg