The Karate Kid

"A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.3/10

225,248 votes

67/100

Fresh

61/100

Metascore

6.6/10

6,481 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

5 wins & 12 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$40.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$359.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$176,591,618

United States

Profit

+$319.1M

ROI: +798%

Budget Recovery898% of budget

$0|Budget: $40.0M|Revenue: $359.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

74.1K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

-8%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Beijing

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

DetroitBeijing

Series & Franchise

Part of

The Karate Kid

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Film Editing

Joel Negron

Music / Score

James Horner

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesOverbrook EntertainmentJerry Weintraub ProductionsChina Film Group Corporation

Distributors

InterComNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Karate Kid

Available in 113 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaG	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Netflix, Stan	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Sony Pictures Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Zee5, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

CanadaG

AustraliaM

Germany6

FranceU

JapanPG12

Austria12

+20 more countries

Production

Director

Harald Zwart

Writers

Robert Mark Kamen, Christopher Murphey

Production Companies

Jerry Weintraub ProductionsColumbia PicturesOverbrook EntertainmentEmperor Motion PicturesChina Film Group Corporation

Cast

Jaden Smith

Dre Parker

Jackie Chan

Mr. Han

Taraji P. Henson

Sherry Parker

Wenwen Han

Meiying

Zac Wang

Cheng

Yu Rongguang

Master Li

Wu Zhensu

Meiying's Dad

Wang Ji

Mrs. Po

Tess Liu

History Teacher

Xu Ming

Bao

Zhao Yi

Zhuang

Lü Shijia

Liang

Tags & Keywords

martial artsduringcreditsstingerkarate kidintensepretentiousstraightforwardtragic

External Links

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