16 Facts About Saw III

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Saw III is a 2006 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and a story by Whannell and James Wan.

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Saw III retrieves the key from a beaker of acid as instructed, but the lock does not open and the trap inevitably kills her.

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3.

Saw III did enjoy not being typecasted as a Middle Eastern like in most of her previous roles.

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4.

Saw III was given a larger budget of $10 million, compared to Saw IIs $4 million.

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5.

Saw III was released domestically and in the United Kingdom on.

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6.

In Japan, Saw III received a R18+ rating while the previous two films received an R15+ rating.

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In Canada, Saw III is rated 18A by the Maritime Film Classification Board.

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8.

Saw III was released to DVD and Blu-ray through Lionsgate Home Entertainment on.

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9.

Saw III opened at number one on 4,700 screens at 3,167 theaters grossing $33.

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10.

Saw III opened at number five in the international market with an estimated $6 million.

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11.

For its third weekend, Saw III grossed $8 million, including Japan's opening on 86 screens with $1.

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Saw III has the highest-grossing weekend in the series, holds the records of highest-grossing in the international market and is the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide.

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13.

Saw III explained, "A bigger problem lies with Leigh Whannell's script, which utilizes so many flashbacks and explanatory inserts that the tension, a defining feature of the first Saw, is lost".

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14.

Michael Ordona of the Los Angeles Times said that "More gore is really all Saw III has to offer", Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "C".

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Saw III said the acting was "surprisingly good" but criticized the script and torture devices.

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16.

Saw III was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film, but lost to The Descent.

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