The Karate Kid
“A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.”
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Studio
Jerry Weintraub Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Karate Kid performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$359.1M
Gross Profit
$319.1M
Return
9.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$48M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Dre Parker
Jaden Smith
Dre Parker
Mr. Han
Jackie Chan
Mr. Han
Sherry Parker
Taraji P. Henson
Sherry Parker
Meiying
Wenwen Han
Meiying
Cheng
Zac Wang
Cheng
Master Li
Yu Rongguang
Master Li
Meiying's Dad
Wu Zhensu
Meiying's Dad
Mrs. Po
Wang Ji
Mrs. Po
History Teacher
Tess Liu
History Teacher
Bao
Xu Ming
Bao
Zhuang
Zhao Yi
Zhuang
Liang
Lü Shijia
Liang
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