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.
Audience Engagement
5,545 audience reviews — more than 99% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 20m runtime, production spent $286K per minute on screen and earned $2.6M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Karate Kid. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in China
135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Karate Kid itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
The Karate Kid holds position #38 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Karate Kid premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 226th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
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 |