China The Karate Kid returned 9.0× its production cost, earning $359.1M against a $40.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“A Challenge He Never Imagined. A Teacher He Never Expected.”
Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have 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.
The 2009–2011 China Window
92 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Karate Kid sits at position #38.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Karate Kid. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Karate Kid premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 20m runtime, production spent $286K per minute on screen and earned $2.6M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #539 of 946 China films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #160 of 319 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Jerry Weintraub Productions, Columbia Pictures, China Film Group, Overbrook Entertainment, Sony Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | June 10, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1155076 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |