films. Pre-production RoboCop 3 went into production soon after RoboCop 2 was complete. Initially scheduled for release in the summer of 1992, RoboCop 3 would languish on the shelf until the following year as Orion Pictures went through bankruptcy and was bought out. Because of release delays, its tie-in video game was released prior to the film, and thus revealed the film's plot beforehand. Music After RoboCop 2s score which was composed by Leonard Rosenman, the RoboCop original composer Basil Poledouris returned to compose the soundtrack score and brought back many of the RoboCop themes from the original film. Reception Box office RoboCop 3 opened at number one in Japan, grossing 147,695,744 yen ($1.3 million) in its opening week from 17 screens, and went on to gross over $10 million there. It also opened at number one in France with a gross of 9.6 million French franc ($1.7 million) from 317 screens. In the US, it grossed $4.3 million in its opening weekend from 1,796 theaters, placing third, ending its run with $10.6 million in the United States and Canada. Internationally, it grossed $36.3 million for a worldwide gross of $47 million, against an estimated $22 million production budget. Critical response The film received negative reviews from critics, and is often considered to be the worst entry of the series. Rotten Tomatoes gives RoboCop 3 a score of 6% based on 32 reviews, with an average score of 3.20/10. The website's critical consensus states, "This asinine sequel should be placed under arrest." Metacritic rates it 40 out of 100 based on 15 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Richard Harrington from The Washington Post said the movie is "hardly riveting and often it's downright silly. The sets and effects betray their downsized budget." Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars, disputing the characters' longevity. "Why do they persist in making these retreads? Because RoboCop is a brand name, I guess, and this is this year's new model. It's an old tradition in Detroit to take an old design and slap on some fresh chrome." David Nusair from Reel Film Reviews gave the film two and a half stars, stating, "The best one could hope for is a movie that's not an ordeal to sit through, and on that level, RoboCop 3 certainly excels. When placed side-by-side with the original, the film doesn't