Karate Kid: Legends Lacks One Thing That Made Netflix's Cobra Kai So Satisfying

Box-Office: "Karate" Chopped, "Scheme" Pays Off

Sony’s “Karate Kid: Legends” hasn’t quite been the box-office powerhouse that was hoped. Last week, domestic projections had it at a $25 million opening weekend, but it’s now looking closer to $21 million, says the studio, while others are indicating it could be lower than that at around $19-20 million. The $45 million budget film has been open since early May in some global territories, and has so far managed a further $26 million overseas – br…

Box Office: ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Opens with Disappointing $19M — World of Reel

UPDATE: It does look as though initial numbers given by Sony were wrong. The latest ‘Karate Kid’ had a horrible Sunday, only $5M in receipts, which means its opening weekend will be more like $19M.“Karate Kid: Legends” punched its way to a disappointing $21M domestic debut this weekend — a few million shy of Sony’s projected $30M target going into Friday. The PG-13 martial arts sequel landed in third place, behind a pair of more dominant holdove…

Karate Kid: Legends Lacks One Thing That Made Netflix's Cobra Kai So Satisfying

Karate Kid: Legends tries to embrace all areas of The Karate Kid franchise, but completely misses a core element of why the series works so well.