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Rambo III

1988 • R • 1h 42m • Action, Adventure, Thriller • TriStar Pictures

The first was for himself. The second was for his country. This time is for his friend.

🍅 39% 45% MC 36 LB 2.85 IMDb 5.8
CS B+

Rambo III Box Office

Opening Weekend
$13.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$53.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$188.7M
$135.0M international
Domestic Legs4.1x
Budget$58M
1988 Rank#17
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
May 27-30 2 $16.75M — $21.21M 2,562 $6.5K 1
Jun 3-5 3 $7.69M -54.1% $32.33M 2,478 $3.1K 2
Jun 10-12 6 $4.28M -44.4% $39.49M 2,382 $1.8K 3
Jun 17-19 9 $2.75M -35.8% $44.04M 1,921 $1.4K 4

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byPeter MacDonald
ScreenplaySylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Produced byBuzz Feitshans
CinematographyJohn Stanier
Music byJerry Goldsmith
StarringSylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Kurtwood Smith, Marc de Jonge, Sasson Gabai, Doudi Shoua
StudioTriStar Pictures

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