An obscure Mel Gibson movie is finding a huge audience on Netflix, even though it won't be released in U.S. theaters when it's released in 2022.
psychological suspense thriller on the line It has been trending on the streamer since it was released last week. As of Tuesday, on the line It became the second most-watched movie after inheritance Drama starring Brian Cox repair the line, Ranked in Netflix's Top 10 Movies List.
on the line Gibson plays Elvis Cooney, a veteran one-night radio shock jock who is urged by management to change his ways as his career is on the decline. But when a caller with a personal vendetta against Elvis threatens to kill the radio host's family if they don't hang up and engage in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game that threatens the show's staff, Listeners started tuning in to the show.
“On the Line” was only released in overseas theaters.
Written and directed by Romold Boulanger. even on the line Starring Aria Serol-O'Neal and William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia (Movie) as Elvis' program producer and engineer, respectively, and Kevin Dillon as his rival DJ.
on the line was released exclusively on video domestically by Saban Films on November 1, 2022, and began showing in theaters in international markets a few days later.According to box office tracking, in total numbers, on the line After showings in Australia, Croatia, Portugal, and Russia, the film barely made it to the international box office, grossing $743,349.
As an actor, Mel Gibson led the box office with several hit films in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. mad max trilogy, his Lethal Weapon movies and brave heart. As one of the producers of the latter film, he won the Gibson Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.
Despite past controversy, starting with an anti-Semitic rant during a 2006 arrest on drunken driving charges, Gibson again won Hollywood acclaim in 2016 with the release of the biographical war drama. Hacksaw Ridge.
The film grossed $180.5 million at the worldwide box office, plus Hacksaw Ridge It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Gibson, Best Actor for Andrew Garfield, and Best Sound Editing, and won Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
In 2021, Gibson confirmed he will be directing. Lethal Weapon 5, However, the film is still in development. Most recently, Gibson served as an executive producer on his 2023 biographical crime drama. sound of freedomwhich grossed $250.5 million worldwide.
But Gibson isn't retiring from acting, most recently starring in the 2023 Peacock TV streaming series. The Continental: From the World of John Wick.
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