2014 ยท Action ยท Thriller ยท Lionsgate

THE EXPENDABLES III

PG-13 Rating 126 Minutes Dir. Patrick Hughes $214.7M Worldwide 16 Action Legends
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The Deadliest
Mission Yet

When Barney Ross and his legendary mercenary crew encounter Conrad Stonebanks โ€” the Expendables' original co-founder, presumed dead โ€” during a routine Somalia arms interdiction, everything changes. Stonebanks isn't just another target. He built this team. He knows every move, every tactic, every weakness.

After Stonebanks critically wounds team member Hale Caesar, a guilt-ridden Barney makes a brutal call: disband the veterans to protect them. He assembles a younger, more expendable squad โ€” Force Recon Marine John Smilee, martial arts nightclub bouncer Luna, elite hacker Thorn, and DARPA weapons expert Mars.

The new team is captured in Bucharest. The veterans refuse to stand down. And in the rubble of a collapsing building in the fictional state of Azmenistan, both generations of warriors must unite under one brutal truth: nobody gets left behind.

The Expendables 3 โ€“ Official Movie Poster 2014
Classification CLASSIFIED
Director Patrick Hughes
Screenplay Stallone, Rothenberger, Benedikt
Studio Millennium Films / Nu Image
Distributor Lionsgate
Budget $90โ€“100 Million
Box Office $214.7 Million
Rating PG-13
Runtime 126 Minutes
US Release August 15, 2014
Filming Loc. Bulgaria / Sofia
Score Brian Tyler
Cinematography Peter Menzies Jr.

Watch the Trailer

The official theatrical trailer for The Expendables 3 โ€” released by Lionsgate in 2014. Watch Hollywood's most loaded cast assemble one last time to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the man who helped build them.

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Official Theatrical Trailer ยท 2014 ยท Lionsgate YouTube

Meet the Expendables

Sixteen of Hollywood's most iconic action stars. Veterans, recruits, villains, and allies โ€” each character colour-coded by faction.

VETERAN
NEW RECRUIT
VILLAIN
ALLY
Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross in The Expendables 3
Veteran
Sylvester Stallone
Barney Ross
Team Leader
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 3
Veteran
Jason Statham
Lee Christmas
Knife Expert / SAS
Wesley Snipes as Doctor Death in The Expendables 3
Veteran
Wesley Snipes
Doctor Death
Original Expendable
Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen in The Expendables 3
Veteran
Dolph Lundgren
Gunner Jensen
Chemical Engineer
Mel Gibson as Conrad Stonebanks in The Expendables 3
Villain
Mel Gibson
Conrad Stonebanks
Arms Dealer / Co-Founder
Harrison Ford as Max Drummer in The Expendables 3
Ally
Harrison Ford
Max Drummer
CIA Operative
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trench Mauser in The Expendables 3
Ally
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Trench Mauser
Rival Mercenary
Antonio Banderas as Galgo in The Expendables 3
Ally
Antonio Banderas
Galgo
Spanish Legion / Sharpshooter
Kellan Lutz as John Smilee in The Expendables 3
Recruit
Kellan Lutz
John Smilee
Force Recon Marine
Ronda Rousey as Luna in The Expendables 3
Recruit
Ronda Rousey
Luna
MMA / Bouncer
Glen Powell as Thorn in The Expendables 3
Recruit
Glen Powell
Thorn
Hacker / Drone Pilot
Terry Crews as Hale Caesar in The Expendables 3
Veteran
Terry Crews
Hale Caesar
Barrel Weapons Specialist

Critical Intel

CinemaScore (Audience) Aโˆ’
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) 32%
Metacritic Score 35/100
IMDb Rating 6.1/10

Critics largely panned the film for its PG-13 constraints, but audiences told a different story โ€” giving it a rare Aโˆ’ CinemaScore, proving the action franchise still connected with fans who came for the ensemble and stayed for the spectacle.

Global Earnings

$214.7M Worldwide Total
$39.3M North America
$175.3M International
$33.7M China Opening Week
Notable Incident

The film leaked online 3 weeks before release and was downloaded over 2 million times in its first week. Lionsgate filed federal lawsuits against the operators of 10 piracy sites.

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Film criticism, villain analysis, the Bruce Willis exit saga, casting controversies and why the franchise still matters.
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