Franchise
Lethal Weapon
4 films•1987–1998•Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
70%average critics72%average audience$121.9Mdomestic average
Films
4
1987–1998
Domestic
$487.6M
lifetime
Worldwide
$952.6M
lifetime
Avg opening
$23.6M
3-day
Avg legs
6.23x
opening → total
Return
3.8x
on $190.0M of budget
The Lethal Weapon series runs to 4 films from Lethal Weapon (1987) to Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), together grossing $487.6M domestic and $952.6M worldwide. The biggest hit is Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) at $319.7M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) at $34.0M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Weapon 4 | 1998 | $34.0M | $130.4M | 3.80x | $285.4M | — | 54% | — |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | 1992 | $33.2M | $144.7M | 4.40x | $319.7M | — | 61% | — |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | 1989 | $20.4M | $147.3M | 7.20x | $227.3M | — | 82% | — |
| Lethal Weapon | 1987 | $6.8M | $65.2M | 9.50x | $120.2M | — | 82% | — |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 3.7 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
3.8x
$725.3M worldwide on $190.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $340.3MInternational $385.0M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven9.1x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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