Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Mostow
Produced by	Mario Kassar Hal Lieberman Joel B. Michaels Andrew G. Vajna Colin Wilson
Screenplay by	John Brancato andMichael Ferriss
Story by	John Brancato Michael Ferris Tedi Sarafian
Based on	Characters by James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd
Starring	Arnold Schwarzenegger Nick Stahl Claire Danes Kristanna Loken
Music by	Marco Beltrami Brad Fiedel (themes)
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Editing by	Nicolas de Toth Neil Travis
Studio	IMF Internationale Medien und Film[1] C2 Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (United States) Columbia Pictures (International)
Release dates	July 2, 2003
Running time	109 minutes
Language	English
Budget	US$187.3 million ($167.3 million excluding production overhead)
Box office	$433,371,112

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (commonly abbreviated as T3) is a 2003 science fiction action film, directed by Jonathan Mostow and starringArnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken. It is the third installment of the Terminator series, following Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and the first to not involve franchise creator James Cameron, who directed and wrote the two first installments.

After Skynet fails to kill Sarah Connor before her son is born and to kill John himself as a child, it sends back another Terminator, the T-X, in an attempt to wipe out as many Resistance officers as possible. This includes John's future wife, but not John himself as his whereabouts are unknown to Skynet. John's life is placed in danger when the T-X accidentally finds him.