The Equalizer 3 (2023)
The Equalizer 3 is a 2023 American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 and the final installment of The Equalizer trilogy, which is loosely based on the television series of the same name. The film stars Denzel Washington, reprising his role as retired U.S. Marine and DIA officer Robert McCall, with Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro, and Remo Girone in supporting roles. In the film, McCall discovers that his new friends of a small town in South Italy are intimidated by members of the Camorra, where he sets out to free them from their control. Discussions over a third entry to the Equalizer franchise began following its second film release on August 2, 2018.
The project was officially announced in January 2022. Filming began on October 10, 2022 on the Amalfi Coast in Italy and continued in the region until November 20, after which it moved to Naples in early December, before wrapping production by January 2023, in Rome. Robert Richardson serves as director of photography on the project, after previously working with Fuqua on Emancipation (2022).The Equalizer 3 was released in the United States on September 1, 2023 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $177 million worldwide against a $70 million budget.
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Plot
At a secluded winery in Sicily, Robert McCall kills crime enforcer Lorenzo Vitale and his henchmen to obtain a key to the winery’s vault and recoup money stolen in a cyber-heist. While leaving the winery, Robert is shot in the back by Vitale’s adolescent grandson. Robert considers suicide due to his injury, but finds his gun out of bullets and then takes the ferry to go back to the mainland. While driving on the Amalfi Coast, Robert pulls over and slips into unconsciousness from shock, where he is found and rescued by Gio Bonucci, a local carabiniere.
Bonucci brings him to a remote coastal Italian town called Altamonte, where he is treated by small-town doctor Enzo Arisio. Robert gets acquainted with the locals and becomes fond of the town and its people. Robert makes an anonymous phone call to CIA officer Emma Collins to tip her off about the winery’s role in the illegal drug trade disguised as normal business transactions in Sicily. Collins and other CIA operatives arrive at the winery and find millions in cash along with bags of captagon tablets hidden in a storeroom, confirming Robert’s suspicions.
Filming
Principal photography began on October 10, 2022 on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Filming continued in the region until November 20, after which it moved to Naples in early December, before wrapping production by January 2023, in Rome. Fuqua once again served as director, with Washington announcing that it would be his next movie. Robert Richardson serves as director of photography on the project, after previously working with Fuqua on Emancipation.
Box office
As of October 18, 2023, The Equalizer 3 has grossed $91 million in the United States and Canada, and $86.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $177.1 million.In the United States and Canada, The Equalizer 3 was projected to gross $28–30 million from 3,965 theaters in its opening weekend, and a total of $33–40 million over the four-day Labor Day frame. The film made $13.1 million on its first day, including $3.8 million from Thursday night previews, up from the totals of the first ($1.5 million) and second ($3.1 million) films. Its biggest territories outside the United States and Canada were the United Kingdom ($7.9 million), Australia ($4.8 million), and Spain ($3.2 million).RELATED:
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Cast:
- Denzel Washingtonas Robert McCall
- Dakota Fanningas Emma Collins
- Eugenio Mastrandreaas Gio Bonucci
- David Denmanas Frank Conroy
- Gaia Scodellaro as Aminah
- Remo Gironeas Enzo Arisio
- Andrea Scarduzio as Vincent Quaranta
- Andrea Dodero as Marco Quaranta
- Daniele Perrone as Angelo
- Dea Lanzaro as Gabriella Bonucci
- Sonia Ben Ammaras Chiara Bonucci
- Alessandro Pessas Viking
- Bruno Bilotta as Lorenzo Vitale
- Salvatore Ruoccoas Vincent’s Man