Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action-comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America. It is the third film in the Beverly Hills Cop (film series). Beverly Hills Cop III was released on May 25, 1994 and grossed $42 million in the United States, and over $77 million in the foreign box office. The movie did well overseas to beat the budget and made it a commercial success. The film was considered by critics and Murphy himself as the weakest film in the series.