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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) | Cinemetrics

Lethal Weapon 4

1998Richard DonnerWarner Bros.

Critical Reception

A-

Critics

53%68 reviews

Top Critics

43%14 reviews

Audience

64%4,441 ratings

Critics

3921 reviews

Audience

6.393 ratings

6.6

2,978 ratings

Markets

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Movie Overview

Release DateJuly 10, 1998

Runtime2h 7m

StatusReleased

Production CompaniesSilver Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production CountriesUnited States of America

Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin

Keywordsshowdown, police, sequel, mixed martial arts (mma), los angeles, california, house fire, triad, buddy cop, lapd, maverick cop, revolver, action hero, chinese triad, shooting

Key Metrics

Worldwide Gross

$285.4M

#634 all-time (#9 in 1998)

Domestic Gross

$130.4M

#558 all-time (#11 in 1998)

Opening Weekend

$34.0M

#559 all-time (#5 in 1998)

Budget

$140.0M

#60 all-time (#1 in 1998)

Legs

3.8x

#1697 all-time (#160 in 1998)

Average Run per Theater

7.6 weeks

#170 all-time (#41 in 1998)

Profitability

$-12.8M

#8364 all-time (#129 in 1998)

Production Multiple

2.0x

#1260 all-time (#54 in 1998)