Plane (film)

Plane
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-François Richet
Screenplay by
Story byCharles Cumming
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrendan Galvin
Edited byDavid Rosenbloom
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$74.5 million[3]

Plane is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet from a screenplay by Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis.[4] The film stars Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, and Tony Goldwyn. The plot centers on a pilot (Butler) allying with a prisoner to save his passengers from a hostile territory in which they make an emergency landing.

The film was announced in 2016, acquired by Lionsgate in 2019, sold to Solstice Studios in 2020, and re-acquired by Lionsgate in 2021. It was shot in Puerto Rico. Plane was released in the United States on January 13, 2023. It received generally favorable reviews from critics and has grossed $74.5 million worldwide.

  1. ^ "Plane". AMC Theatres. December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (January 15, 2023). "'Avatar: Way of Water,' 'M3GAN,' and the MLK Holiday Mean a $100 Million Box Office Weekend". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Plane (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Plane". Writers Guild of America West. March 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2022.