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Dateline: Season 33 Episode Guide
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Season 33 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
The Butterfly
Fri, Sep 27, 2024120 mins
A woman vanishes one summer night; when she's found dead, investigators work to uncover her killer;
Episode 2
Wrong Turns
Fri, Oct 4, 2024120 mins
A new father is found dead on the side of a road; then the shocking stabbing of a young woman, in broad daylight, leads police on a high speed chase;
Episode 3
Down the Rabbit Hole
Fri, Oct 11, 2024120 mins
A 16-year-old girl calls 911 to report a break-in at her family's home. When police arrive, they discover that her mother has been murdered, launching an investigation that featured a false confession.
Episode 4
The Night of the Nor'easter
Fri, Oct 18, 2024120 mins
The latest developments in the high-profile murder trial of Karen Read, who was accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, by reversing her car into him.
Episode 5
Deadly Omission
Fri, Oct 25, 2024120 mins
A woman's murder shines a light on an unsolved mystery from years earlier; as the connection between the two cases become clear, a long-hidden truth surfaces;
Episode 6
After the Halloween Party
Fri, Nov 1, 2024120 mins
A mother vanishes after a Halloween party; years later, new clues turn the town upside down;
Episode 7
The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom
Fri, Nov 8, 2024120 mins
Latest developments and new interviews in the high-profile murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez; a scripted show reignites public interest in the case;
Episode 8
Deadly Dance
Fri, Nov 15, 202460 mins
A former ballerina shoots her husband in what she alleges was an act of self-defense; the ensuring investigation and dramatic trial spark protests and receives national attention;
Episode 9
The Killer Among Them
Fri, Nov 22, 2024120 mins
Millionaire entrepreneur Lance Herndon is found blungeoned to death in his Atlanta home; the search for his killer reveals no shortage of suspects or secrets;
Episode 10
The Man of Many Faces
Fri, Dec 13, 2024120 mins
Dateline reports on the dramatic updates in the case of international fugitive Nicholas Rossi, who faked his death as law enforcement closed in on him, after allegations of rape and fraud; will the man with multiple identities finally face justice? Show more
Episode 11
A Little Patch of Perfect
Fri, Jan 17, 2025120 mins
After Gary "Big Daddy" Farris has mysteriously disappears, his family then discovers his remains on their sprawling 10-acre estate; an investigation then reveals a family deeply divided by jealousy and greed, but did one of them kill Big Daddy? Show more
Episode 12
Deadly Mirage
Sun, Jan 19, 2025120 mins
When Rob Limon is murdered at work, the investigation uncovers deep secrets about sex, friendship, religion, and family; the broadcast explores the case featured in its chart-topping podcast, "Deadly Mirage";
Episode 13
The Devil Wore White
Fri, Jan 31, 2025120 mins
An elderly socialite is reported missing from her stately New York City brownstone; when Sante Kimes and her son Kenny are arrested, an extensive investigation reveals many decades of crime, deception, and murder that has captivated the nation; Show more
Episode 14
Under the Bay Bridge
Fri, Feb 7, 2025120 mins
Tech titan Bob Lee is stabbed to death in San Francisco; a complex investigation and conflicting accounts of what took place the night of the murder lead everyone to wonder what had really happened under the Bay Bridge; Show more
Episode 15
Return to the Lake
Fri, Feb 14, 2025120 mins
Decades after Susan Smith confessed to drowning her two small sons in South Carolina, she advocates for parole; her ex-husband speaks out, arguing that Susan should remain behind bars for the notorious murder of their children; Show more
Episode 16
A Walk Through the Woods
Fri, Feb 21, 2025120 mins
The murders of teenagers Abby and Libby in their close-knit hometown of Delphi, Indiana sparks worldwide headlines; the case takes a stunning twist, after detectives reveal that Libby captured a video of the killer, shortly before her death; Show more
Episode 17
The Haunted House Confession
Fri, Feb 28, 2025120 mins
After 25-year-old Chantay Blankinship's remains are found at an abandoned building that locals call the Haunted House, investigators sort through dead-end leads, until a very stunning confession, during a church service, changes everything; Show more
Episode 18
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
Fri, Mar 7, 2025120 mins
Lori Vallow Daybell, convicted of murdering two of her children, sits down for her first TV interview; lead detectives in the case speak out exclusively about the investigation.
Episode 19
Deadly Entanglement
Fri, Mar 14, 2025120 mins
A middle school art teacher is shot to death, during an apparent break-in, at the home that she shared with her husband; new evidence and testimonies poke holes in the story of a harmonious three-way affair between the couple and a mutual friend; Show more
Episode 20
Poison Twist
Fri, Mar 21, 2025120 mins
The unexplained death of a beloved chiropractor becomes a criminal investigation when the authorities discover that she had been poisoned; nearly a decade after the murder, a court makes a dramatic decision about the young woman at the heart of the case; Show more
Episode 21
Deadly Obssession
Fri, Apr 4, 2025120 mins
A Kansas couple is found dead by their parents before a family fish fry in 2002; a years-long search for evidence and three criminal trials over two decades reveal strained dynamics within one victim's family;
Episode 22
The Last Mile
Sun, Apr 6, 202560 mins
Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old college student home for the summer, goes missing while jogging in the outskirts of her Iowa town; a video reveals a critical clue.
Episode 23
The Widow of Woodland Hills
Fri, Apr 11, 2025120 mins
A teen returns home from school to find her father, a celebrity hairdresser, brutally murdered in their backyard; a neighbor's security camera helps investigators identify unlikely suspects and an illicit affair, as the case captivate the country; Show more
Episode 24
The Pin at Apartment 210
Sun, Apr 13, 202560 mins
Jasmine Pace disappears two days before Thanksgiving 2022 and her family tracks down every digital clue they can find to help find her.
Episode 25
The Devil's in the Details
Fri, Apr 25, 2025120 mins
A West Virginia pharmacist is left widowed, after her 38-year-old husband suddenly dies; their close-knit neighborhood rallies around the family until troubling details emerge regarding the couple's new business venture, in which it was found that she had defrauded investors out of millions of dollars with fake business contracts with government entities and had murdered her husband to cover up the scheme; Show more
Episode 26
Murder in Minot
Fri, May 2, 2025120 mins
After a college student is stabbed to death in her apartment, it takes friends, family, and investigators almost 18 years of dogged commitment to find answers;
Episode 27
Secrets of the Sliding Door
Sun, May 4, 202560 mins
A beloved Staten Island teacher is found dead in the home that she shared with her husband; an unknown number in her cell phone leads investigators to reveal troubles in her seemingly idyllic life -- and to, ultimately, help unearth her killer; Show less
Episode 29
The Terrible Night on King Road
Fri, May 9, 2025120 mins
Exclusive new details about the investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students are revealed; the new details feature never-before-reported evidence that investigators say helped them track the accused killer's movements; Show less
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
2025 Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Saratoga Again.
Experience the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
Due to ongoing construction at the new and re-imagined Belmont Park, the 2025 Belmont Stakes will make its way to Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7. The entire 5-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will take place from Thursday, June 4 through Sunday, June 8.
There will be no changes to Saratoga's traditional 40-day summer meet, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 10 through Monday, September 1, 2025.
The 157th edition of the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets will feature a $2,000,000 purse.
This is the third leg of the Triple Crown, which has been providing racing fans with memorable moments since its inception in 1867.
2025 150th Preakness Stakes
Saturday, May 17, 2025 150th Preakness at Pimlico.
2025 Preakness
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last start | Status | |
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River Thames
Maclean's Music |
7.34 | Todd Pletcher | 3rd, 2025 Blue Grass G1 | Probable | |
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Rodriguez
Authentic |
7.28 | Bob Baffert | 1st, 2025 Wood Memorial G2 | Probable | |
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Clever Again
American Pharoah |
6.34 | Steve Asmussen | 1st, 2025 Hot Springs | Probable | |
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Heart Of Honor
Honor A. P. |
6.12 | Jamie Osborne | 2nd, 2025 UAE Derby G2 | Probable | |
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Journalism
Curlin |
7.86 | Michael McCarthy | 2nd, 2025 Kentucky Derby | Possible | |
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Sovereignty
Into Mischief |
7.79 | Bill Mott | 1st, 2025 Kentucky Derby | Possible | |
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Sandman
Tapit |
7.53 | Mark Casse | 7th, 2025 Kentucky Derby | Possible | |
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Gosger
Nyquist |
6.56 | Brendan Walsh | 1st, 2025 Lexington G3 | Possible | |
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Caldera
Liam's Map |
6.52 | D. Wayne Lukas | 2nd, 2025 Bathhouse Row | Possible | |
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Pay Billy
Improbable |
0.00 | Michael Gorham | 1st, 2025 Federico Tesio | Possible |
True West Magazine
True West Magazine (alternate title: True West) is an American magazine that covers the Old West.
Started in 1953, True West is headquartered in Cave Creek, Arizona, and publishes monthly. It is the world's oldest, continuously published Western American magazine.
History
True West began publication in 1953 under founder Joe Small of Austin, Texas. The idea for True West originated from a monthly feature in Small's first publication, Sporting Magazine. The magazine's recurring "Bad Man" article, about outlaws of the West, was the feature that generated the most reader mail and interest.[1] True West was born to satisfy the readers' hunger for Old West history.
True West was the largest Western magazine on the market in the 1960s, selling hundreds of thousands of copies monthly at newsstands. The magazine benefited from an era featuring popular television western series such as Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, and Gunsmoke. At least one episode, "The Hunted" (1958), of the ABC/Warner Brothers series Sugarfoot is based on a True West article. Fans interested in the lives of real cowboys and cowgirls found those stories in True West.
After that, the early era of television westerns faded during the time of the Vietnam War and disco music. In 1979, Small sold the magazine to Chet Krause of Iola, Wisconsin. Small stayed on as publisher, with Krause as assistant publisher. The magazine saw a few moves—to Perkins, Oklahoma, then Stillwater—before the 1999 move to Cave Creek, Arizona. Among its new owners was Bob Boze Bell, who first discovered the magazine as a nine-year-old at Desert Drugs in Kingman, Arizona. The publication sparked a lifelong interest in the Old West. As the January 2000 issue was being edited, Bell flew to Stillwater to design the cover because he, "wanted to own the millennium."
Bell felt the magazine needed to change with the times or it would not survive. One of the first changes he made was switching the magazine from pulp paper to gloss, as True West was one of the last remaining publications using pulp. He also expanded the coverage of Western movies, since so many people developed a love of Old West history after being exposed to Westerns on television or the big screen. He added, and still writes, the successful "Classic Gunfights" department that has featured more than one hundred gunfights of the Old West.[2]
In 2007, Ken Amorosano joined the team as associate publisher. In 2011, he became True West's publisher and set the magazine in a new direction, catering the publication more toward its core history aficionados and expanding the magazine's readership globally.
Television
Executive editor Bob Boze Bell is regularly featured on True West Moments, which airs on Encore's Westerns channel. He responds to inquiries from around the world.
In 2012, in honor of Arizona's centennial, True West created and released the show Outrageous Arizona, an irreverent and humorous look at the history of Arizona, hosted by Bob Boze Bell and True West contributors Jana Bommersbach and Marshall Trimble.[3] The show aired on select PBS stations in the Southwest.[4] Outrageous Arizona received an EMMY Award[5] from Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in 2013.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
THE EXPENDABLES 3 (2014)
The Expendables 3 is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in The Expendables franchise and the sequel to The Expendables (2010) and The Expendables 2 (2012). The film features an ensemble cast of largely action film actors consisting of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The story follows the mercenary group known as The Expendables as they come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. The film premiered in London on August 4, 2014[7] and was released theatrically on August 15, 2014, by Lionsgate. Unlike the first two films in the franchise, The Expendables 3 received a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating, which upset many fans of the franchise.[8] Partly due to negative critical reviews and being leaked three weeks before its scheduled release, the film grossed $214.7 million worldwide on an estimated $90–100 million budget, becoming the lowest-grossing film of the franchise until the sequel, Expend4bles, was released on September 22, 2023.
Plot
The Expendables—led by Barney Ross and formed by Lee Christmas, Gunner Jensen, and Toll Road—extract former member Doctor Death, a medic and knives specialist, from a dictator’s fortress prison-camp during his transfer on a train. They recruit Doctor Death to assist them in intercepting a shipment of bombs meant to be delivered to a warlord in Somalia. Arriving there, they reunite with Hale Caesar, who directs them to the drop point, where Barney is surprised to find out that the arms trader providing the bombs is Conrad Stonebanks, a disgraced former co-founder of the Expendables who went rogue and was presumed dead. In the ensuing firefight, The Expendables kill all but Stonebanks, who shoots Caesar. They are forced to retreat when Stonebanks drops a bomb on them from his helicopter, and Caesar is severely injured.
Back in the United States, CIA operative Max Drummer, the Expendables' new missions manager, gives Barney a mission to capture Stonebanks to bring him to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes. Blaming himself for Caesar's injuries, Barney disbands the Expendables and leaves for Las Vegas, where he enlists retired mercenary-turned-recruiter Bonaparte to help him find a new team of younger mercenaries. The recruits include former U.S. Marine John Smilee, nightclub bouncer Luna, computer expert Thorn, and weapons expert Mars. Skilled sharpshooter Galgo asks to be included in the team, but Barney turns him down.
The four new team members rendezvous with Barney's rival Trench Mauser, returning a favor for Barney. Drummer has traced Stonebanks to Bucharest, where he is set to make an arms deal. Barney and the new recruits infiltrate an office building Stonebanks is using and, having to kill a few men in the process including arms buyer Goran Vata, capture Stonebanks. In transit, Stonebanks taunts Barney and explains why he betrayed the Expendables. Barney nearly kills him to shut him up, but, despite Stonebanks egging him on, he stands down. Stonebanks' men catch up to them, with the aid of his GPS Tracker, and fire a missile at the team's van. Barney is thrown into a river, while Smilee, Luna, Thorn, and Mars are captured by Stonebanks' crew. Barney kills Stonebanks' retrieval team and escapes.
Stonebanks sends Barney a video, challenging Barney to come after him and giving him his location in Azmenistan. While preparing to leave and mount a rescue alone, Barney is found by Galgo, who offers his services again. Barney accepts, later accompanied by the veteran Expendables. They rescue the young mercenaries, only to learn from Stonebanks that he has rigged the place with explosives with only 45 seconds left for them to explode. As both the young and veteran Expendables fight one another, Barney convinces them to work together to take down Stonebanks. As the final battle begins, Thorn uses a jammer device to delay the countdown, giving them just under half an hour before detonation. Stonebanks orders the Azmenistan army to attack the building with full force, including tanks and attack helicopters. Drummer and Trench arrive in a helicopter to help, alongside returning Expendables member Yin Yang.
The new and veteran members of the Expendables work together to kill Stonebanks' men. When a second wave moves in, Drummer lands on the building to evacuate the team. As everyone makes it to Drummer's chopper, Stonebanks personally attacks Barney after shooting him down. Having been forced to remove the armor and his weapon, Barney and Stonebanks engage in hand-to-hand combat. Both are evenly matched, but Barney knocks down Stonebanks before they both reach for their guns. Stonebanks shoots, but Barney gets the better of him. At his mercy, Stonebanks questions Ross about delivering him to the International Criminal Court. Barney coldly shoots Stonebanks in response. Seconds after Stonebanks' death, the batteries of Thorn's device run out, causing the building to explode and collapse. The team makes it to Drummer's helicopter and flies away to safety, as Barney clings to it from the outside. In the aftermath, Caesar recovers from his wounds, and Barney officially accepts Galgo, Smilee, Luna, Thorn, and Mars into the team. They all celebrate at a bar together.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross
The leader of the Expendables.[9] - Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
The team's knife expert, hand-to-hand fighter, and Second-In-Command.[10][11] - Antonio Banderas as Galgo
A former member of the Spanish Armed Forces, Croatian war veteran, and an expert sharpshooter.[12] - Jet Li as Yin Yang
The team's hand-to-hand combat expert, now working for Trench.[13] - Wesley Snipes as Doctor "Doc" Death
A former Army Special Forces medic, knife expert, and one of the original Expendables.[11] - Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen
The volatile member of the team.[14] - Kelsey Grammer as Bonaparte
A retired mercenary and ally of the Expendables.[15] - Randy Couture as Toll Road
The team's demolitions expert.[14] - Terry Crews as Hale Caesar
The team's barrel-weapons specialist.[16] - Kellan Lutz as John Smilee
A former U.S. Marine, expert motorcycle rider, recruited to the Expendables.[17][18] - Ronda Rousey as Luna Maya
An athletic nightclub bouncer recruited by Bonaparte.[19][18] - Glen Powell as Thorn
A highly skilled hacker, climber and drone pilot.[20] - Victor Ortiz as Mars
A sharpshooter and lethal soldier, used to work at DARPA.[21] - Harrison Ford as Agent Max Drummer
A CIA field operations officer and pilot who manages the Expendables.[22][11] - Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trent "Trench" Mauser
Barney's former teammate and on and off again friend. - Natalie Burn as Conrad's wife
- Sarai Givaty as Camilla
- Robert Davi as Goran Vata
The head of the Albanian mafia.[23][24] - Mel Gibson as Conrad Stonebanks
A ruthless arms dealer who was formerly the co-founder of the Expendables before going rogue.[1]
Production
Development and writing
In March 2012, cast member Randy Couture said a third installment of The Expendables might begin production in late 2012 after the release of The Expendables 2.[25] In April 2012, Steven Seagal said he was offered a role in a third film.[26] In August 2012, producer Avi Lerner confirmed that Nicolas Cage had been signed for the then-potential sequel. He also said that the producers intended to bring back the series' stars, attempting to have Mickey Rourke reprise his role, and had approached Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, and Wesley Snipes to play new roles.[27] Sylvester Stallone said "We are thinking about different concepts—the third one is the hardest. The second is the natural progression. The third, that's when the air gets rare. We're thinking ambitiously about it, you now have to give audiences something they don't expect at all, Maybe, even going into a different genre".[28] Also in August, Chuck Norris said he would not return for a sequel.[29] On August 13, 2012, Jean-Claude Van Damme indicated that Stallone might include him in The Expendables 3 as Claude Vilain, brother of Jean Vilain.[30] On October 31, 2012, it was confirmed that Nu Image and Millennium Films were in the process of pre-selling international distribution rights for The Expendables 3.[31] On December 19, 2012, it was reported that Jackie Chan had agreed to join the sequel on the condition that he would have more than a minor role.[32] Chan later dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.[33]
In March 2013, Stallone confirmed he was writing a script for the sequel and that he intended for the film to be more humorous with moments of drama. Stallone also said that Seagal would not be in the film and that he wanted to cast more young actors in their mid-20s.[34] In April 2013, Stallone announced that Patrick Hughes would direct the sequel.[35] In May 2013, Chan, Snipes, Cage and Milla Jovovich were announced to be in advanced negotiations to join the film.[36] In June 2013, Lionsgate announced that the film would be released on August 15, 2014.[37] In July 2013, it was reported that actor Mel Gibson would portray the film's villain and later that month Stallone confirmed Gibson's involvement.[38][39] Also in July, actor Kellan Lutz and professional fighters Victor Ortiz and Ronda Rousey were added to the cast. It was revealed that the film would feature several younger and technology-oriented action heroes who clash with the veteran Expendables.[40] In August 2013, it was confirmed that Ford, Antonio Banderas and Glen Powell would join the cast and that Bruce Willis would not be reprising his role as Mr. Church.[41] Willis's lack of involvement was cited as a disagreement over money with production sources indicating that Willis was offered $3 million for four days of shooting in Bulgaria but wanted $4 million.[42] On September 17, 2013, Kelsey Grammer was announced to be in negotiations to join the film.[15]
Filming
Principal photography began on August 19, 2013, in Bulgaria and at the Nu Boyana Film studio in Sofia[1] and ended on October 22.[43] In September 2013, Terry Crews revealed in an interview that Jason Statham survived an on-set mishap when the truck he was driving plunged into the Black Sea after its brakes had failed.[44][45] In a November 2013 interview, Randy Couture confirmed that filming had finished and that discussions for a fourth Expendables film were taking place.
Music
The film's score was composed by Brian Tyler. The soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records on August 12, 2014.
Release
Marketing
On December 19, 2013, the first teaser trailer got released with the intent of showcasing the large cast of the movie.[46] At 2014 CinemaCon, the official poster of the film was shown for the first time, although it only slightly differs from material shown before, featuring a white background instead of a black one.[47] The marketing scheme of putting a huge emphasis on the film's ensemble cast of famous action actors was continued in early April when 16 character posters of the film's cast were released and divided over four websites for maximum exposure.[48] One day later, the first trailer with actual footage from the film premiered, again highlighting the film's huge cast, being referred to as a "roll call trailer" by Lionsgate.[49] At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Millennium Films hosted a special event promoting the film at the Carlton Hotel with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Kellan Lutz, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell and director Patrick Hughes attending. The event lasted the entire day and featured the cast driving down the Croisette in tanks.[50]
On June 5, a new TV promo with new footage was released. Instead of highlighting the all-star cast as the previous ones, this trailer focused on the new additions to the cast, prominently Lutz, Ronda Rousey and Ortiz, contrasting their young characters with the more experienced ones of Stallone and Grammer.[51] The same day, Stallone also released a behind the scenes video via his Twitter.[52] On June 17, a long cinematic trailer was released, giving a first look at Gibson as Conrad Stonebanks as well as showcasing the film's story for the first time.[53] A week later on June 23, the new banner was released, featuring all 17 cast members except Robert Davi.[54] On June 4, a new TV trailer was released, containing new footage, although mostly consisting of footage already released.[55] A longer version of the trailer was released a week later[56] and one day after that, another TV trailer, themed to coincide with the 2014 FIFA World Cup, was released.[57] At 2014 ComicCon, 16 new character posters in pop art style were released.[58]
Rating
Unlike the first two films in the Expendables franchise, this film received a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating, which received backlash from the fans. At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Sylvester Stallone announced that he was aiming for a PG-13 rating for the film. Stating that albeit it was close to being rated R, he wanted to reach a younger and broader audience with the new film.[59] However, when Stallone first submitted the film to the MPAA, they assigned it with the usual R rating and had to be trimmed down to be rated PG-13. On July 1, the MPAA granted The Expendables 3 a PG-13 rating; the given description being "violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes and for language."
Since its release, Stallone regrets the PG-13 rating, saying that it was "a horrible miscalculation on everyone's part in trying to reach a wider audience but in doing such, diminish the violence that the audience expects. I'm quite certain it won't happen again."[60]
Unauthorized duplication and distribution
On July 25, 2014, three weeks ahead of the film's premiere, a DVD-quality illegal leak was downloaded, via file sharing sites, more than 189,000 times over a 24-hour period.[61] After one week, it was estimated that the leak had been downloaded over 2 million times.[62]
On July 31, 2014, the film's studio, Lionsgate, filed a lawsuit in California federal court against ten anonymous individuals for copyright infringement.[63] The studio reported that one digital copy of the film was stolen and uploaded to the Internet. Lionsgate stated they sent demand letters to operators of the sites (Limetorrents.com, Billionuploads.com, Hulkfile.eu, Played.to, Swankshare.com and Dotsemper.com) but received no reply.[64] In August 2014, cloud hosting provider Hulkfile.eu ceased its operations worldwide because the company said it had no other option after it was damaged by the Lionsgate lawsuit.[65] In June 2015, Lionsgate settled out of court with the operators of Played.to, a video hosting site for streaming a leaked copy of the movie.[66]
In March 2016, the California court issued a default judgment to each of the operators of three of the infringing sites (Limetorrents.com, Swankshare.com and Dotsemper.com) to be fined US$150,000 (equivalent to $196,527 in 2024); as of March 2016, only Limetorrents is still operating and all of those sites are located outside the United States; therefore, it is unlikely Lionsgate will collect the fines.[67]
Home media
The Expendables 3 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 25, 2014, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray Combo-Pack contains an extended version of the film accompanying the theatrical version as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes, a blooper reel and a Dolby Atmos multi-channel track. The regular DVD release includes only the theatrical cut.[68]
Reception
Box office
The Expendables 3 grossed $39.3 million in North America and $175.3 million in other territories for a total gross of $214.6 million.[69]
The film was released on August 15, 2014, in the United States and earned $875,000 during its late night Thursday screenings from 2,200 locations. It did better than its predecessors The Expendables ($870,000) and The Expendables 2 ($685,000). However, its first showing was at 7 P.M., whereas the previous films had their first showings at midnight.[70] It earned $5.9 million on its first day below the $13 million opening day of The Expendables and $10 million opening day of The Expendables 2.[71] The film grossed $5.7 million on its second day and $4.2 million on its third day for a three-day total of $15.8 million.
One possible reason for this loss in ticket sales is because the film leaked three weeks ahead of its release; however, since most downloads were outside the United States, if every downloading American paid to see the movie, it would have made only $4 million more.[72] Another possible reason was the PG-13 cut which was meant to attract younger audiences. Only 34% of viewers were under 25 years old while the less violent cut may have reduced interest from older audiences.[71] Sylvester Stallone later admitted that toning the film down for a PG-13 rating was a mistake.[73]
The film was released in China on September 5, 2014, and topped the box office in its first week's release earning $33.68 million from 231,836 screenings and 6.92 million admissions.[74]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 32% based on 178 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Like its predecessors, The Expendables 3 offers a modicum of all-star thrills for old-school action thriller aficionados but given all the talent assembled, it should have been a lot more fun."[75] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[76] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[77]
Accolades
Kelsey Grammer won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his work in the film (along with Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Think Like a Man Too and Transformers: Age of Extinction) while Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger were also nominated in that category at the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards.
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| Golden Trailer Awards[78] | Best Summer 2014 Blockbuster Poster | The Expendables 3 "Stallone Teaser" Lionsgate, Ignition
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Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards[79] | Worst Supporting Actor | Mel Gibson | Nominated |
| Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Nominated |
Sequel
A sequel titled Expend4bles, was released in 2023.