The Karate Kid

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Grosses

Domestic (49.2%)
$176,591,618
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$55,665,805
3,663 theaters
Budget$40,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 20 min
GenresAction Drama Family Sport
In Release204 days/29 weeks
Widest Release3,740 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 11-171$77,253,944-3,663-$21,090$77,253,9441
Jun 18-242$42,987,356-44.4%3,663-$11,735$120,241,30010
Jun 25-Jul 15$23,281,958-45.8%3,291-372$7,074$143,523,25819
Jul 2-86$15,412,230-33.8%3,109-182$4,957$158,935,48828
Jul 9-158$8,066,480-47.7%2,115-994$3,813$167,001,96838
Jul 16-2210$3,610,890-55.2%1,532-583$2,356$170,612,8586
Jul 23-2913$1,724,180-52.3%780-752$2,210$172,337,0387
Jul 30-Aug 517$933,972-45.8%461-319$2,025$173,271,0108
Aug 6-1216$1,072,281+14.8%372-89$2,882$174,343,2919
Aug 13-1919$793,030-26%372-$2,131$175,136,32110
Aug 20-2625$523,903-33.9%314-58$1,668$175,660,22411
Aug 27-Sep 231$331,809-36.7%255-59$1,301$175,992,03312
Sep 3-934$347,143+4.6%227-28$1,529$176,339,17613
Sep 10-1639$156,623-54.9%168-59$932$176,495,79914
Sep 17-2345$95,819-38.8%147-21$651$176,591,61815