Rap Island 3

Rap Island 3 is a 2017 American computer-animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Lionsgate Animation, Color Force, and Lakeshore Entertainment with distribution provided by Lionsgate. It is the sequel to 2008's Rap Island 2 while being directed by Ash Brannon with Keenen Ivory Wayans returning to write along with John Singleton. It is the first film in the franchise to not feature Whitney Houston due to her death in 2012 and was dedicated in her memory. The film features the returning voices of Romeo Miller, Kanye West, Mark Wahlberg, Dennis Haybert, Brandy Norwood, and Kevin Hart along with new cast members Shad Moss, Ludacris, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omar Epps, and Kenan Thompson.

The film was released in theaters on November 11, 2016 in 3D and IMAX theaters, the first film in the franchise to do so.

Unlike its predecessors, the film received generally positive reviews, praising the performances and animation as well as music but criticized the screenplay and plot. The film grossed over $652 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film in the franchise and the highest grossing film by Lionsgate Animation.

A fourth and final installment is expected to be released in 2024.

Plot
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Cast

 * Romeo Miller as Booker Gallon
 * Kanye West as Ricardo Links
 * Mark Wahlberg
 * Dennis Haybert
 * Brandy Norwood
 * Kevin Hart
 * Shad Moss
 * Ludacris
 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt
 * Omar Epps
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Phil LaMarr and Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Tom Kenny

Production
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Marketing
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Home media
The film was released on digital download by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on February 14, 2017, and on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on March 7, 2017. The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. The physical releases in its first week of sale were the top home media release, according to NPD VideoScan data. The Blu-ray version accounted for 79% of the sales, with 13% of total sales coming from the Ultra HD Blu-ray version.

Critical Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.3/10 based on 375 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Rap Island 3 a sequel that everyone will love and the film in the franchise that finally understands its audience." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 59, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the previous installments "B+".

Box office
Rap Island 3 has grossed $301.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $351.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $652.4 million. It is the highest grossing film by Lionsgate Animation and the biggest film by Lionsgate that isn't a Hunger Games film.

United States and Canada
In the United States and Canada, Rap Island 3 was released alongside Arrival, Almost Christmas and Shut In, and was originally expected to gross around $50–55 million from 4,001 theaters in its opening weekend, with the studio projecting a more conservative debut of $40–45 million. The film made $6 million from Thursday night previews at 2,944 theaters and $25.4 million on its first day, pushing projections up to $60 million. It ended up grossing $64.1 million over the weekend, finishing first at the box office and the biggest by Lionsgate for a non-Hunger Games film.

Internationally
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Sequel
A fourth film which will serve as a conclusion is currently in production with a release date in Fall 2024.