Karate Kid Legends Worldwide Box Office: Ben Wang-Jackie Chan actioner crawls towards USD 100 million amidst China rejection

A reflection on Karate Kid: Legends – The Tacoma Ledger

This Karate kid film hits different— in the same familiar universe, but with a new kind of unexpected challenge. By J.A. Aleman I went to watch “Karate Kid: Legends” (Legends) starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio and Ben Wang and the experience surprised me with its storytelling efforts. It was a film where old lessons meet new challenges in an experience that feels both familiar and unexpected.  The film is a coming-of-age story with the added t…

Karate Kid Legends Worldwide Box Office: Ben Wang-Jackie Chan actioner crawls towards USD 100 million amidst China rejection

Karate Kid starring Ben Wang, Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio has amassed USD 74 million worldwide till Sunday, 8th June 2025. The film had a staggered rollout and thus the drops week-on-week don't look bad. The movie is at pace to gross in the vicinity of USD 110-120 million by the end of its run and that is decent for a movie with a USD 45 million budget with hardly USD 20 million spent on marketing. However, for a Karate Kid movie, it has disap…