| Transporter 3 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Olivier Megaton |
| Produced by | Luc Besson Steve Chasman |
| Written by | Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen |
| Starring | Jason Statham François Berléand Robert Knepper Natalya Rudakova Eriq Ebouaney |
| Music by | Alexandre Azaria |
| Cinematography | Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci |
| Editing by | Camille Delamarre Carla Rizzo |
| Distributed by | EuropaCorp Lionsgate 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom) |
| Release date(s) | November 26, 2008 (USA) December 5, 2008 (UK) |
| Country |  France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €30,000,000 $41,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $54,046,260 |
| Preceded by | Transporter 2 |
Transporter 3 is a 2008 action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter film series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi, respectively. This is the first film in the series to be directed by Olivier Megaton. The film continues the story of Frank Martin, a professional "transporter" who has returned to France to continue his low-key business of delivering packages without questions.
Plot
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe), through the use of a device attached to his wrist which will explode if Frank goes more than 75 feet from his car. Vasilev is the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for Ukraine. He must travel from Marseille through Munich and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. With the help of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), Frank must contend with the people who strong-armed him into taking the job, agents sent by the Ukraine government to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina's cynical disposition and Frank's resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another. Statham again drives an armored Audi A8 W12 in the film.
Cast
- Jason Statham as Frank Martin
- François Berléand as Inspector Tarconi
- Natalya Rudakova as Valentina Vasilev
- Justin Rodgers Hall as Horatio[1]
- Eriq Ebouaney as Ice[1]
- Robert Knepper as Johnson
- Jeroen Krabbé as Leonid Vasilev
- David Atrakchi as Malcom Manville
DVD & Blu-ray release
According to Movieweb.com, Transporter 3 will be available to own on dvd & blu-ray March 10 in the United States. The Blu-ray version will contain a digital copy of the film that the dvd version will not have. The rest of the special features are unknown at this time.
Production
Shooting was initially expected to last for 16 weeks, in France and Russia. It was also filmed in Odessa, Ukraine.[2]
Reception
The film has received mostly mixed reviews from critics. The film holds a score of 36%, based on 96 reviews, and an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 on the website Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus stated that the film is a "middling installment in the Transporter franchise that is a few steps down from its predecessors, featuring generic stunts and a lack of energy."[3] On Metacritic, the film currently has a score of 51%, based on 26 reviews.[4]
On its opening weekend, the film opened at number 7 with $12 million. [5] As of December 12, 2008, the film has grossed $27.5 million in the United States and in Canada and $17.9 million in foreign countries, with a total gross of $45.5 million worldwide. It is currently the second highest-grossing film in the Transporter trilogy.[6]
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