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{{Short description|1992 American film directed by Richard Donner}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Lethal Weapon 3
| image          = Lethal Weapon 3 Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Richard Donner]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Richard Donner
* [[Joel Silver]]
}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jeffrey Boam]]
* [[Robert Mark Kamen]]
}}
| story          = Jeffrey Boam
| based_on       = {{based on|Characters|[[Shane Black]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mel Gibson]]
* [[Danny Glover]]
* [[Joe Pesci]]
* [[Rene Russo]]
* [[Stuart Wilson (actor)|Stuart Wilson]]
}}
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michael Kamen]]
* [[Eric Clapton]]
* [[David Sanborn]]
}}
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Robert Brown
* Battle Davis
}}
| cinematography = [[Jan de Bont]]
| studio         = [[Silver Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1992|5|15}}
| runtime        = 118 minutes
| language       = English
| country        = United States
| budget         = $35&nbsp;million<ref name=winners>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Putzer|first=Gerald|date=January 3, 1993|title=Sequels are B.O. Winners|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/sequels-are-b-o-winners-102555/|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref>
| gross          = $321.7&nbsp;million<ref>{{Mojo title|lethalweapon3}}</ref>
}}

'''''Lethal Weapon 3''''' is a 1992 American [[buddy cop film|buddy cop]] [[action film]] directed by [[Richard Donner]] and written by [[Jeffrey Boam]] and [[Robert Mark Kamen]]. The sequel to ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'' (1989), it is the third installment in the [[Lethal Weapon (franchise)|''Lethal Weapon'' film series]] and stars [[Mel Gibson]], [[Danny Glover]], [[Joe Pesci]], [[Rene Russo]], and [[Stuart Wilson (actor)|Stuart Wilson]].<ref name="fabrikant1992">{{cite news|title=The Media Business: Advertising; Warner's Sequel Weapon Cuts Down Promotion Costs|work= The New York Times|date=1992-05-12|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/12/business/the-media-business-advertising-warner-s-sequel-weapon-cuts-down-promotion-costs.html|access-date=2010-11-08|first=Geraldine|last=Fabrikant}}</ref>

In ''Lethal Weapon 3'', [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Sergeants [[Martin Riggs]] (Gibson) and [[Roger Murtaugh]] (Glover) pursue Jack Travis (Wilson), a former LAPD lieutenant turned ruthless arms dealer, during the six days prior to Murtaugh's retirement. Riggs and Murtaugh are joined by Leo Getz (Pesci) as well as [[Internal affairs (law enforcement)|internal affairs]] Sergeant Lorna Cole ([[Rene Russo|Russo]]).

The film was a box office success, grossing over $320&nbsp;million worldwide. It was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1992 and the highest-grossing installment in the series overall. The film was followed by ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'' in 1998.