The film grossed $258 million worldwide.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, Rush Hour 3 has an approval rating of 17% based on 157 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Rush Hour 3 is a tired rehash of the earlier films, and a change of scenery can't hide a lack of new ideas." Todd Gilchrist of IGN Movies said, "A movie that not only depends on but demands you don't think in order to enjoy it." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.

Desson Thomson of The Washington Post, giving it three and a half stars out of five, said "at the risk of eternal damnation on the Internet, I admit to laughing at – even feeling momentarily touched by – Rush Hour 3." Christian Toto of The Washington Times said, "The Rush job should put the franchise down for good." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times was slightly more positive giving the film two stars and saying, "...once you realize it's only going to be so good, you settle back and enjoy that modest degree of goodness, which is at least not badness, and besides, if you're watching Rush Hour 3, you obviously didn't have anything better to do, anyway." James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four, and said the movie was dull, uninspired and redundant. Nick De Semlyen of Empire gave it a two out of five review, explaining that "like Lethal Weapon, this franchise has become lazier and less thrilling with each installment. Hopefully, unlike Lethal Weapon, they'll stop at Part Three."

In 2025, during an interview with BuzzFeed, Jackie Chan expressed his disappointment with the film in comparison to its two predecessors, stating the following:<blockquote>"You know what, the first one: little money, little time. We shot it like, 'Go, go, go, go!' The second one: a lot of money, a lot of time. The third one: too much money, too much time. Too much money is no good."</blockquote>

Home media

The film was released on December 26, 2007 by New Line Home Entertainment, on DVD and Blu-ray. As of March 30, 2008, it made $80.75 million in home video rentals, making it the top rental of 2007. As of 2018, the film has grossed in American DVD sales.

Sequel

Tucker said in 2019 that he, Chan, and the studio were all interested in a sequel. As of 25 November 2025, the fourth film is in development with Ratner returning to direct.

See also

  • Jackie Chan filmography

Notes

References

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