The Grudge 3

The Grudge 3
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Directed byToby Wilkins
Written byBrad Keene
Based onJu-on: The Grudge
by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by
  • Andrew Pfeffer
  • Takashige Ichise
Starring
CinematographyAnton Bakarski
Edited byJohn Quinn
Music bySean McMahon
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
Box office$1.9 million

The Grudge 3 is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Toby Wilkins and written by Brad Keene. The film is a sequel to The Grudge 2 (2006) and the third installment in the American The Grudge film series. The film stars Johanna Braddy, Gil McKinney, Emi Ikehata, Jadie Rose Hobson, Beau Mirchoff, and Shawnee Smith, with a special appearance by Matthew Knight. It features a linear plotline unlike all of its predecessors, which used nonlinear sequences of events for their respective plots and subplots.

The Grudge 3 was released straight-to-video on May 12, 2009, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and grossed $5 million in home sales. The theatrical release of the film occurred in some countries internationally and grossed $1.9 million. The film was followed by The Grudge: The Untold Chapter in 2019.