
Men in Black 3
When a vengeful alien escapes lunar prison with a stolen time machine, a skeptical Men in Black rookie must race across decades to stop him from killing his legendary partner and erasing the future.
“Back in time.”
Synopsis
Agents J and K are back—in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K is critically injured during a mission, J discovers that K is not who he seems to be. In an effort to uncover the truth, J travels back in time with the help of an experimental device to prevent K’s injury. What he finds changes everything he thought he knew about the Men in Black, his partner, and himself.
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A crew of 93+ credited
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Edited by Don ZimmermanShot by Bill PopeScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Bo Welch
Box Office
2012 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$654.2M
US & Canada: $179.0M — 27% of worldwide · International: $475.2M (73%)
Opening weekend: $54.6M — 30% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $83.0M — 46% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4,248 theaters
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93 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Will Smith
as Agent J
Tommy Lee Jones
as Agent K
Josh Brolin
as Young Agent K
Jemaine Clement
as Boris The Animal
Emma Thompson
as Agent O
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Griffin
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as Agent O
Mike Colter
as Colonel
Nicole Scherzinger
as Boris's Girlfriend
Michael Chernus
as Jeffrey Price
Alice Eve
as Young Agent O
David Rasche
as Agent X
Supporting cast
69Donna Maloney
as … Costume Supervisor
Keone Young
as Mr. Wu
Bill Hader
as Andy Warhol
Cayen Martin
as Colonel's Son
Clarke Thorell
as Prison Guard #1
Adam Mucci
as Prison Guard #2
Tom Mccomas
as Prison Guard #3
Douglas Crosby
as Prison Guard #4
Woodie King Jr
as 2012 MIB HQ Guard
Jack A O Connell
as 1969 MIB HQ Guard
Tobias Segal
as 1969 MIB Agent #1
Jon Shaver
as 1969 MIB Agent #2
Gerritt Vandermeer
as 1969 MIB Agent #3
Alexandra O Hara
as Mom
Violet O Hara
as Little Chocolate Milk Girl
Valence Thomas
as Coney Island Hippie
Chloe Sonnenfeld
as Coney Island Flower Child
Lanny Flaherty
as Obadiah Price
Jonathan O Hara
as MIB Desk Agent
Rick Baker
as Brain Alien
Joseph D Onofrio
as New York Mets Fan #1
Joseph R Gannascoli
as New York Mets Fan #2
Katy Frame
as Diner Waitress
Kevin Townley
as Funky 60's Dude
Stephen Brian Jones
as Guru
Tyler Johnson
as Muscle Boy at Happening
Kati Rediger
as Muscle Boy's Girlfriend at Happening
Victor Joel Ortiz
as Air Force MP #1
Charlie Barnett
as Air Force MP #2
Ian Blackman
as Car Theft Victim
Jeremy Beiler
as Hotel Doorman
Liliane Klein
as Screaming Lady on Ferris Wheel
Britt Chandler Johnson
as Detained Teenage Alien
Jared Johnston
as Neil Armstrong
Ken Arnold
as Buzz Aldrin
Jonathan Drew
as Michael Collins
Joel Brady
as 1969 Man in Elevator
David Pittu
as Roman The Fabulist
Lenny Venito
as Bowling Ball Head
Anthony J Gallo
as Four-Armed Alien
James Martin Kelly
as 1969 NYPD Cop #1
Will Mclaughlin
as 1969 NYPD Cop #2
Kimmy Suzuki
as Mr. Wu's Bartender
Kirk Larsen
as Dead Zed
Rebecca Glasscock
as Transvestite at Happening
Barry Sonnenfeld
as Husband Watching Launch
Susan Ringo
as Wife Watching Launch
Stephanie Ellis
as Young Wife #1 Watching Launch
Ben Mac Brown
as Young Husband #1 Watching Launch
Amy Erwitt
as Young Wife #2 Watching Launch
Brad Abrell
as Worm (voice)
Tim Blaney
as Worm (voice)
Thom Fountain
as Worm (voice)
Carl J Johnson
as Worm (voice)
Will Arnett
as Agent AA (uncredited)
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Shalhoub
as 1969 Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Alex Ziwak
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Jason Liles
as Feelers / Colussus (uncredited)
Jesse Ridgway
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Justin Bieber
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Erin Lindsey Krom
as Headquarters Secretary (uncredited)
Tim Burton
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Eha Urbsalu
as 1969 MIB Secretary #1 (uncredited)
Rip Torn
as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
Howard Stern
as 1969 Man in MIB HQ (uncredited)
Alpheus Merchant
as MIB Guard (uncredited)
Leonard Zimmerman
as Warhol Benefactor (uncredited)
Liz Logan
as Coney Island Sunbather (uncredited)
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