'Deepwater Horizon' is one of the movies from Mark Wahlberg's realistic hero collection. That's an unofficial name that I created to describe the movies he's made in the last five years. He's usually a normal guy in a realistic situation of danger who makes it out and saves the day. They are also often based off real situations, which is the case with this movie. 'Deepwater Horizon' is based off of one of the most deadly oil rig explosions, so of course Mark Wahlberg was theoretically there to rescue everyone.
The movie lost $61-114 million dollars, which shows on the screen. It's a BIG movie. Lots of explosions and shots on an oil rig. Whether that was a set or an actual oil rig, the money adds up. The movie is actually good, but still failed to make money.