Lethal Weapon 2
“The magic is back!”
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
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Part of Lethal Weapon Collection
5 films
Cast
58 people
Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Danny Glover
Roger Murtaugh
Known for
Predator 2
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Joe Pesci
Leo Getz
Known for
Home Alone
GoodFellas
Joss Ackland
Arjen Rudd
Known for
The Mighty Ducks
The Hunt for Red October
Derrick O'Connor
Pieter Vorstedt
Known for
End of Days
Daredevil
Patsy Kensit
Rika Van Den Haas
Known for
Emmerdale
Timebomb
Darlene Love
Trish Murtaugh
Known for
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Holiday Rush
Traci Wolfe
Rianne Murtaugh
Known for
Katy Keene
She Said
Mark Rolston
Hans
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Saw VI
Steve Kahan
Captain Murphy
Known for
Conspiracy Theory
Assassins
Jenette Goldstein
Meagan Shapiro
Known for
Aliens
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Dean Norris
Tim Cavanaugh
Known for
Breaking Bad
Under the Dome
Richard Donner Director · Jeffrey Boam Screenplay Shane Black Story
Worldwide gross $228M · Budget $25M · United States release July 7, 1989
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$227,853,986
Gross vs. budget
9.1×
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English
Release dates
United States · July 5, 1989
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · July 7, 1989
Theatrical
Argentina
September 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
August 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
July 7, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 11, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
August 4, 1989 · Theatrical
France
August 2, 1989 · Theatrical
January 14, 2026 · TV · TV Breizh
March 18, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
June 7, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
September 28, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 30, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
September 28, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
October 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 30, 1997 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
August 17, 1989 · Theatrical
March 31, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 11, 2002 · TV · Yorin
November 16, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Poland
August 24, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 28, 1989 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 25, 1997 · TV · Czech · Markíza
December 17, 2001 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
South Korea
February 24, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
August 4, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 11, 1989 · Theatrical
February 28, 1990 · Physical · VHS
August 2, 1999 · Physical · DVD
November 3, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Taiwan
September 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 5, 1989 · Theatrical
XC
August 14, 1992 · Theatrical
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