The Running Man Worldwide Box Office: Inches Away From Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk & How Much It Needs To Break Into 2025’s Top 50

As The Running Man closes in on Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk worldwide total, we take a look at the box office figure that it needs to break into 2025’s top 50 films

- November 24, 2025 | 11:49 AM IST

The Running Man Worldwide Box Office Update (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Edgar Wright’s dystopian action thriller The Running Man, the second adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel, has been in theaters for ten days now and has already grossed $48.3 million worldwide. With this, the Glen Powell-starrer has surpassed the $38.1 million lifetime total of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 original by a margin of over $10 million as of now (as per Box Office Mojo).

And in doing that, it has also outgrossed several notable 2025 releases, including Black Bag, Nobody 2, Bring Her Back, and M3GAN 2.0. Now approaching the $50 million milestone, the film is just inches away from overtaking its next 2025 target: Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk. Here’s how much more The Running Man needs to earn to outgross the Mark Wahlberg-starrer action thriller at the global box office.

The Running Man vs. Flight Risk – Box Office Comparison

Here’s how the two films stack up at the global box office according to data from Box Office Mojo:

The Running Man – Box Office Summary

Domestic: $27 million
International: $21.3 million
Worldwide: $48.3 million

Flight Risk – Box Office Summary

Domestic: $29.8 million
International: $18.9 million
Worldwide: $48.7 million

As the above numbers indicate, Glen Powell’s dystopian flick is just around $400K short of overtaking Mel Gibson’s action thriller. Given its current momentum, The Running Man might have already outgrossed Flight Risk in worldwide earnings by the time you’re reading this.

What The Running Man Needs To Enter 2025’s Top 50

To break into the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2025, The Running Man must surpass the current 50th-ranked title, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. This Gerard Butler-O’Shea Jackson Jr. heist sequel has collected $58.4 million worldwide (as per Box Office Mojo). That means The Running Man still needs to earn approximately $10 million more globally to secure a spot in 2025’s top 50. At its current pace, it is expected to cross this figure within the next few days. However, the final verdict should be clear soon.

More About The Running Man

Directed by Edgar Wright, the sci-fi action thriller is set in a near-future and follows a man (Glen Powell) who is forced to participate in a deadly reality TV show called The Running Man. In this brutal game, survival itself becomes entertainment, as contestants must run for their lives while being hunted by professional killers for the amusement of a global audience.