The Karate Kid
A newly arrived American teen in Beijing must win the heart of a talented violinist while surviving relentless attacks from a feared kung‑fu prodigy, forcing him to confront a hidden world of martial arts and dangerous mentorship before his new life is shattered.
“A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.”
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A crew of 236+ credited
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Edited by Joel NegronShot by Roger PrattScored by James HornerDesigned by Francois SeguinSound by Steve ChanCostumes by Han FengStunts by Jun HeVFX by Raoul Bolognini
Box Office
2010 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$359.1M
US & Canada: $176.6M — 49% of worldwide · International: $182.5M (51%)
Opening weekend: $55.7M — 32% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $77.3M — 44% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,663 theaters
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Also known as
- Karate Kidde
- Karate Kidde
- Karaté Kidfr
- The Karate Kid - La leggenda continuait
- (English)The Karate Kid
- (Bulgarian)Карате кид
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 7, 2010
- IndonesiaJun 10, 2010
- South KoreaJun 10, 2010
- MalaysiaJun 10, 2010
- SingaporeJun 10, 2010
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Cast & Crew
236 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
30Jared Minns
as Dre's Detroit Friend
Tess Liu
as History Teacher
Shijia Lu
as Liang
Xu Ming
as Bao
Yi Zhao
as Zhuang
Zhao Yi
as Zhuang
Bo Zhang
as Song
Lu Shijia
as Liang
Luke Carberry
as Harry
Liang Geliang
as Ping-Pong Man
Zhang Bo
as Song
Rocky Shi
as Ur Dang
Ji Wang
as Mrs. Po
Cameron Hillman
as Mark
Harry Van Gorkum
as Music Instructor
Ghye Samuel Brown
as Oz
Tess Du Cray
as History Teacher
Xinhua Guo
as Tournament Doctor
Jijun Zhai
as Mat 4 Referee
Shun Li
as Mat 5 Referee
Yanyan Wu
as Mrs. Xie
Tao Ji
as Announcer
Chen Jing
as Man on Plane Speaking Chinese
Wentai Liu
as Dude from Detroit
Geliang Liang
as Ping Pong Man
Ming Xu
as Bao
Gammy Adrienne Banfield Norris
as Woman from Detroit
Hannah Joy
as Diane
Bill Mackie
as Seamus
Xiaofei Zhou
as Snake Charmer
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
18Chiu Wah Lee
line producer: China
Dany Wolf
executive producer
Dongming Shi
associate producer: China Film Group
Er Dong Liu
line producer: China
Haicheng Zhao
co-producer: China Film Group
Jada Pinkett Smith
Producer, Producers
James Lassiter
Producer, Producers
Ken Stovitz
Producer
Mingyu Peng
co-associate producer: China Film Group
Morning Star Schott
digital intermediate producer (as Morning Star)
Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer: Zoic Studios (as Raoul Yorke Bolognini)
Sanping Han
executive producer (as Han San Ping)
Solon So
co-producer
Susan Ekins
executive producer
Tao Jiang
executive producer: China Film Group
Unjoo Lee Byars
main title producer
Will Smith
Producers, Producer
Xiaoli Han
executive producer: China Film Group
Other crew
178Dustin Felder
acting coach: Jaden Smith
Benjamin G Malbrough
additional casting
Lori Eastside
additional casting
Susan Dudeck
adr editor / dialogue editor
Ewan Chung
adr loop group
Howard London
adr mixer
Alison Fisher
adr supervisor
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Alexandre Chen
adr voice group
Celeste Den
adr voice group
Christina Trbovich
art department coordinator
Second Chan
Art Director
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