Lilo & Stitch Box Office Reigns Over Karate Kid
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Legends before we even knew what Karate Kid: Legends was. The film was announced in 2022 but it took more than a year after that for the news to break that both Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan would star,
Karate Kid: Legends put up a decent fight, but couldn’t strike down mammoth competitors like Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning at the box office. The Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio-led sequel sparred its way to $21 million in its opening weekend—a decent haul but lower than Deadline‘s initial projections.
Listen, Jackie Chan is a martial arts legend, so when he's cast in a movie like Karate Kid: Legends, you know he's going to deliver. Director Jonathan Entwistle definitely got to see Chan's skills firsthand.
The Karate Kid Ultimate 6-Movie Collection is available to preorder now alongside Karate Kid: Legends Steelbook Edition.
Like other entries in the franchise, the film does indeed conclude with a triumphant freeze frame — but test audiences wanted more.
How Honor, Legacy, and Mercy Shape the Final Showdown ( Photo Credit – YouTube ) Karate Kid: Legends kicks off with a bang, diving straight into the climactic showdown in the Five Boroughs Tournament.