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The political thriller, financed and produced independently by GK Films and BBC Films, topped out at $81 million globally against an $80 million budget. Gibson didn’t play a leading role again until Edge of Darkness in 2010. In an open letter, uber agent Ari Emanuel, then at Endeavor, said the industry couldn’t let Gibson get away with “such tragically inflammatory statements.” (He later dumped Gibson as an agency client.) The popular actor and Oscar-winning Braveheart director quickly apologized, but the damage was done. Gibson was ostracized by Hollywood for the better part of a decade after he made scathing anti-Semitic statements during a second DUI arrest in summer 2006. “If Gibson can stay the course, his prospects as an actor seem bright - something unimaginable just a few short years ago,” Degarabedian says.
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The first Daddy’s Home debuted to $38 million, but had the advantage of opening over Christmas weekend.īox-office analyst Paul Dergarbedian says Gibson’s appearance in the movie didn’t prove a deterrent, and may have even raised its profile.
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Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reprise their roles as dueling dads in the holiday-themed sequel, which introduces Gibson and John Lithgow as their fathers. Families turned out in force to see the PG-13 romp, making up 37 percent of the audience. The Paramount movie is Gibson’s first major Hollywood studio film since Signs in 2002, and his first studio comedy since What Women Want in 2000.ĭaddy’s Home 2 boasts the second-best opening of the year to date for a comedy after Girls Trip ($31.7 million). Over the weekend, Gibson made another comeback - this time as an actor - with the better-than-expected $30 million debut of Daddy’s Home 2. Last year, Mel Gibson busted out of director’s jail with Hacksaw Ridge, the acclaimed war drama that earned $175.3 million at the worldwide box office and scored key Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director.