Men in Black 3 (stylized as MIB³ and alternatively spelled Men in Black III) is a 2012 American 3D science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin. It is the third installment in the Men in Black film series based on Lowell Cunningham's The Men in Black comic book series Published by Marvel and Malibu Comics. It was released fifteen years after the original Men in Black(1997) and ten years after the first sequel Men in Black II (2002).^[5]Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer, respectively. At 106 minutes, it is the longest of the franchise.

Men in Black 3 received generally positive reviews from critics^[6] and became a box-office success with a worldwide gross of over $624 million.^[4] Before adjusting for inflation, it is also the highest grossing film in the series.^[7][8]