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Lethal Weapon Collection
Movie Saga1987 – 1998

Lethal Weapon Collection

4 Films
6.9 Avg Rating
$955.2M Saga Box Office
4.44x Commercial Multiplier

Lethal Weapon is a buddy cop movie series starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. A total of four films have been made since the first one in 1987, and all have been a success at the box-office.

Franchise Box Office Economics

Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 4 installments.

Global Blockbuster Saga (4.44x ROI)

Total Worldwide Gross

$955.2M

Cumulative box office receipts

Total Production Budget

$215M

Combined studio investments

Average Gross / Film

$238.8M

Average theatrical return

Commercial Multiple

4.44x

Worldwide Gross vs Budget

Films in Saga(4)

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Lethal Weapon
7.3(5263)1h 50m

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.

Lethal Weapon 2
7.1(3907)1h 54m

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Lethal Weapon 3
6.7(3397)1h 58m

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Lethal Weapon 4
6.6(3101)2h 7m

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.