The Karate Kid (1984)

The Karate Kid
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,815,558Details
International Box Office $42,823Details
Worldwide Box Office $90,858,381
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,031,753 (5.5% of total gross)
Legs:17.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:931 opening theaters/1,111 max. theaters, 19.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $284,609,463

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $90,815,558
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,150 $42,823
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,984 $90,858,381
Leggiest Movies 13 17.15

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 1984 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
April 25th, 2018 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as The Karate Kid (1984) (Re-Release)
International Releases: August 21st, 2020 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 5th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: April 14th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Karate Kid
Comparisons: vs. The Karate Kid, Part II
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Remade, Martial Arts Master, Bullies, Tournament, Romance, Love Triangle, Asian-Americans, Set in Los Angeles, Set in California, Coming of Age, Mentor, Cheerleaders, Sports Action
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 60 $582,319 Nov 23, 1984 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 78 $535,453 Nov 16, 1984 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 81 $596,665 Nov 9, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 88 $691,667 Nov 2, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 82 $1,030,451 Oct 19, 1984 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 83 $1,226,063 Oct 12, 1984 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 86 $1,407,105 Oct 5, 1984 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 98 $1,517,087 Sep 28, 1984 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 85 $1,871,102 Sep 21, 1984 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 84 $2,210,145 Sep 14, 1984 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 86 $2,459,536 Sep 7, 1984 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 52 $4,155,645 Aug 31, 1984 73
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 122 $13,975,829 Aug 31, 1984 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 247 $5,294,234 Jul 6, 1984 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $17,805,015 Jul 6, 1984 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 1984 5 $5,031,753   931 $5,405   $5,031,753 1
Jun 29, 1984 7 $4,500,861 -11% 938 $4,798   $12,415,160 2
Jul 6, 1984 4 $5,294,234 +18% 934 $5,668   $21,197,972 3
Jul 13, 1984 4 $4,763,399 -10% 1,031 $4,620   $28,607,858 4
Jul 20, 1984 5 $4,248,830 -11% 1,067 $3,982   $35,969,149 5
Jul 27, 1984 5 $3,891,130 -8% 1,069 $3,640   $42,355,726 6
Aug 3, 1984 5 $3,609,460 -7% 1,099 $3,284   $48,346,500 7
Aug 10, 1984 5 $3,180,797 -12% 1,111 $2,863   $54,037,902 8
Aug 17, 1984 6 $3,420,623 +8% 1,030 $3,321   $59,595,611 9
Aug 24, 1984 7 $2,870,497 -16% 1,090 $2,633   $64,356,939 10
Aug 31, 1984 4 $4,155,645 +45% 1,040 $3,996   $69,959,648 11
Sep 7, 1984 4 $2,459,536 -41% 1,070 $2,299   $72,886,052 12
Sep 14, 1984 4 $2,210,145 -10% 1,086 $2,035   $75,512,142 13
Sep 21, 1984 7 $1,871,102 -15% 1,065 $1,757   $78,148,511 14
Sep 28, 1984 7 $1,517,087 -19% 961 $1,579   $80,058,084 15
Oct 5, 1984 10 $1,407,105 -7% 948 $1,484   $81,911,436 16
Oct 12, 1984 9 $1,226,063 -13% 906 $1,353   $83,335,068 17
Oct 19, 1984 12 $1,030,451 -16% 782 $1,318   $84,909,324 18
Oct 26, 1984 18 $516,500 -50% 537 $962   $85,794,858 19
Nov 2, 1984 17 $691,667 +34% 625 $1,107   $86,755,762 20
Nov 9, 1984 19 $596,665 -14% 544 $1,097   $87,659,508 21
Nov 16, 1984 16 $535,453 -10% 526 $1,018   $88,502,129 22
Nov 23, 1984 16 $582,319 +9% 483 $1,206   $89,317,171 23
Nov 30, 1984 16 $329,289 -43% 380 $867   $89,953,587 24
Dec 7, 1984 19 $171,636 -48% 261 $658   $90,233,471 25
Dec 14, 1984 21 $116,437 -32% 186 $626   $90,429,109 26
Dec 21, 1984 27 $119,799 +3% 132 $908   $90,578,763 27
Dec 28, 1984 25 $194,873 +63% 140 $1,392   $90,815,558 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 1984 5 $7,914,299   931 $8,501   $7,914,299 1
Jun 29, 1984 6 $7,989,439 +1% 938 $8,518   $15,903,738 2
Jul 6, 1984 3 $7,940,721 -1% 934 $8,502   $23,844,459 3
Jul 13, 1984 4 $7,875,860 -1% 1,031 $7,639   $31,720,319 4
Jul 20, 1984 4 $6,744,277 -14% 1,067 $6,321   $38,464,596 5
Jul 27, 1984 5 $6,272,444 -7% 1,069 $5,868   $44,737,040 6
Aug 3, 1984 5 $6,120,065 -2% 1,099 $5,569   $50,857,105 7
Aug 10, 1984 5 $5,317,883 -13% 1,111 $4,787   $56,174,988 8
Aug 17, 1984 6 $5,311,454 n/c 1,030 $5,157   $61,486,442 9
Aug 24, 1984 7 $4,317,561 -19% 1,090 $3,961   $65,804,003 10
Aug 31, 1984 5 $4,622,513 +7% 1,040 $4,445   $70,426,516 11
Sep 7, 1984 5 $2,875,481 -38% 1,070 $2,687   $73,301,997 12
Sep 14, 1984 4 $2,975,412 +3% 1,086 $2,740   $76,277,409 13
Sep 21, 1984 7 $2,263,588 -24% 1,065 $2,125   $78,540,997 14
Sep 28, 1984 7 $1,963,334 -13% 961 $2,043   $80,504,331 15
Oct 5, 1984 10 $1,604,674 -18% 948 $1,693   $82,109,005 16
Oct 12, 1984 8 $1,769,868 +10% 906 $1,953   $83,878,873 17
Oct 19, 1984 12 $1,399,485 -21% 782 $1,790   $85,278,358 18
Oct 26, 1984 16 $785,737 -44% 537 $1,463   $86,064,095 19
Nov 2, 1984 16 $998,748 +27% 625 $1,598   $87,062,843 20
Nov 9, 1984 17 $903,833 -10% 544 $1,661   $87,966,676 21
Nov 16, 1984 15 $768,176 -15% 526 $1,460   $88,734,852 22
Nov 23, 1984 16 $889,446 +16% 483 $1,842   $89,624,298 23
Nov 30, 1984 15 $437,537 -51% 380 $1,151   $90,061,835 24
Dec 7, 1984 17 $250,837 -43% 261 $961   $90,312,672 25
Dec 14, 1984 19 $146,292 -42% 186 $787   $90,458,964 26
Dec 21, 1984 26 $161,721 +11% 132 $1,225   $90,620,685 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/12/2020 $192 1 1 3 $0 11/20/2020
New Zealand 11/5/2020 $0 0 1 1 $758 5/15/2023
United Kingdom 8/21/2020 $42,065 305 305 305 $42,065 8/27/2020
 
International Total$42,823 5/15/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Ralph Macchio    Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita    Mr. Kesuke Miyagi

Supporting Cast

Elisabeth Shue    Ali Mills
Martin Kove    John Kreese
Randee Heller    Lucille Larusso
William Zabka    Johnny Lawrence
William Bassett    Mr. Mills
Israel Juarbe    Freddy Fernandez
Tony O'Dell    Jimmy
Chad McQueen    Dutch
Rob Garrison    Tommy
Ron Thomas    Bobby

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John G. Avildsen    Director
Jerry Weintraub    Producer
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
James Crabe    Cinematographer
Bud Smith    Editor
Walt Mulconery    Editor
John G. Avildsen    Editor
Bill Conti    Composer
William J. Cassidy    Art Director

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,031,753 (5.5% of total gross)
Legs:17.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:931 opening theaters/1,111 max. theaters, 19.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $284,609,463

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $90,815,558
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,150 $42,823
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,984 $90,858,381
Leggiest Movies 13 17.15

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon 4K UHD VOD, Amazon 4K UHD VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 1984 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
April 25th, 2018 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as The Karate Kid (1984) (Re-Release)
International Releases: August 21st, 2020 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 5th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: April 14th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Karate Kid
Comparisons: vs. The Karate Kid, Part II
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Remade, Martial Arts Master, Bullies, Tournament, Romance, Love Triangle, Asian-Americans, Set in Los Angeles, Set in California, Coming of Age, Mentor, Cheerleaders, Sports Action
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 60 $582,319 Nov 23, 1984 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 78 $535,453 Nov 16, 1984 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 81 $596,665 Nov 9, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 88 $691,667 Nov 2, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 82 $1,030,451 Oct 19, 1984 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 83 $1,226,063 Oct 12, 1984 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 86 $1,407,105 Oct 5, 1984 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 98 $1,517,087 Sep 28, 1984 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 85 $1,871,102 Sep 21, 1984 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 84 $2,210,145 Sep 14, 1984 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 86 $2,459,536 Sep 7, 1984 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 52 $4,155,645 Aug 31, 1984 73
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 122 $13,975,829 Aug 31, 1984 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 247 $5,294,234 Jul 6, 1984 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $17,805,015 Jul 6, 1984 17

Leading Cast

Ralph Macchio    Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita    Mr. Kesuke Miyagi

Supporting Cast

Elisabeth Shue    Ali Mills
Martin Kove    John Kreese
Randee Heller    Lucille Larusso
William Zabka    Johnny Lawrence
William Bassett    Mr. Mills
Israel Juarbe    Freddy Fernandez
Tony O'Dell    Jimmy
Chad McQueen    Dutch
Rob Garrison    Tommy
Ron Thomas    Bobby

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John G. Avildsen    Director
Jerry Weintraub    Producer
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
James Crabe    Cinematographer
Bud Smith    Editor
Walt Mulconery    Editor
John G. Avildsen    Editor
Bill Conti    Composer
William J. Cassidy    Art Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 1984 5 $5,031,753   931 $5,405   $5,031,753 1
Jun 29, 1984 7 $4,500,861 -11% 938 $4,798   $12,415,160 2
Jul 6, 1984 4 $5,294,234 +18% 934 $5,668   $21,197,972 3
Jul 13, 1984 4 $4,763,399 -10% 1,031 $4,620   $28,607,858 4
Jul 20, 1984 5 $4,248,830 -11% 1,067 $3,982   $35,969,149 5
Jul 27, 1984 5 $3,891,130 -8% 1,069 $3,640   $42,355,726 6
Aug 3, 1984 5 $3,609,460 -7% 1,099 $3,284   $48,346,500 7
Aug 10, 1984 5 $3,180,797 -12% 1,111 $2,863   $54,037,902 8
Aug 17, 1984 6 $3,420,623 +8% 1,030 $3,321   $59,595,611 9
Aug 24, 1984 7 $2,870,497 -16% 1,090 $2,633   $64,356,939 10
Aug 31, 1984 4 $4,155,645 +45% 1,040 $3,996   $69,959,648 11
Sep 7, 1984 4 $2,459,536 -41% 1,070 $2,299   $72,886,052 12
Sep 14, 1984 4 $2,210,145 -10% 1,086 $2,035   $75,512,142 13
Sep 21, 1984 7 $1,871,102 -15% 1,065 $1,757   $78,148,511 14
Sep 28, 1984 7 $1,517,087 -19% 961 $1,579   $80,058,084 15
Oct 5, 1984 10 $1,407,105 -7% 948 $1,484   $81,911,436 16
Oct 12, 1984 9 $1,226,063 -13% 906 $1,353   $83,335,068 17
Oct 19, 1984 12 $1,030,451 -16% 782 $1,318   $84,909,324 18
Oct 26, 1984 18 $516,500 -50% 537 $962   $85,794,858 19
Nov 2, 1984 17 $691,667 +34% 625 $1,107   $86,755,762 20
Nov 9, 1984 19 $596,665 -14% 544 $1,097   $87,659,508 21
Nov 16, 1984 16 $535,453 -10% 526 $1,018   $88,502,129 22
Nov 23, 1984 16 $582,319 +9% 483 $1,206   $89,317,171 23
Nov 30, 1984 16 $329,289 -43% 380 $867   $89,953,587 24
Dec 7, 1984 19 $171,636 -48% 261 $658   $90,233,471 25
Dec 14, 1984 21 $116,437 -32% 186 $626   $90,429,109 26
Dec 21, 1984 27 $119,799 +3% 132 $908   $90,578,763 27
Dec 28, 1984 25 $194,873 +63% 140 $1,392   $90,815,558 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 1984 5 $7,914,299   931 $8,501   $7,914,299 1
Jun 29, 1984 6 $7,989,439 +1% 938 $8,518   $15,903,738 2
Jul 6, 1984 3 $7,940,721 -1% 934 $8,502   $23,844,459 3
Jul 13, 1984 4 $7,875,860 -1% 1,031 $7,639   $31,720,319 4
Jul 20, 1984 4 $6,744,277 -14% 1,067 $6,321   $38,464,596 5
Jul 27, 1984 5 $6,272,444 -7% 1,069 $5,868   $44,737,040 6
Aug 3, 1984 5 $6,120,065 -2% 1,099 $5,569   $50,857,105 7
Aug 10, 1984 5 $5,317,883 -13% 1,111 $4,787   $56,174,988 8
Aug 17, 1984 6 $5,311,454 n/c 1,030 $5,157   $61,486,442 9
Aug 24, 1984 7 $4,317,561 -19% 1,090 $3,961   $65,804,003 10
Aug 31, 1984 5 $4,622,513 +7% 1,040 $4,445   $70,426,516 11
Sep 7, 1984 5 $2,875,481 -38% 1,070 $2,687   $73,301,997 12
Sep 14, 1984 4 $2,975,412 +3% 1,086 $2,740   $76,277,409 13
Sep 21, 1984 7 $2,263,588 -24% 1,065 $2,125   $78,540,997 14
Sep 28, 1984 7 $1,963,334 -13% 961 $2,043   $80,504,331 15
Oct 5, 1984 10 $1,604,674 -18% 948 $1,693   $82,109,005 16
Oct 12, 1984 8 $1,769,868 +10% 906 $1,953   $83,878,873 17
Oct 19, 1984 12 $1,399,485 -21% 782 $1,790   $85,278,358 18
Oct 26, 1984 16 $785,737 -44% 537 $1,463   $86,064,095 19
Nov 2, 1984 16 $998,748 +27% 625 $1,598   $87,062,843 20
Nov 9, 1984 17 $903,833 -10% 544 $1,661   $87,966,676 21
Nov 16, 1984 15 $768,176 -15% 526 $1,460   $88,734,852 22
Nov 23, 1984 16 $889,446 +16% 483 $1,842   $89,624,298 23
Nov 30, 1984 15 $437,537 -51% 380 $1,151   $90,061,835 24
Dec 7, 1984 17 $250,837 -43% 261 $961   $90,312,672 25
Dec 14, 1984 19 $146,292 -42% 186 $787   $90,458,964 26
Dec 21, 1984 26 $161,721 +11% 132 $1,225   $90,620,685 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/12/2020 $192 1 1 3 $0 11/20/2020
New Zealand 11/5/2020 $0 0 1 1 $758 5/15/2023
United Kingdom 8/21/2020 $42,065 305 305 305 $42,065 8/27/2020
 
International Total$42,823 5/15/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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