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The Karate Kid

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1984

126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John G. Avildsen

Starring

Ralph Macchio · Pat Morita · Elisabeth Shue · Martin Kove · Randee Heller · William Zabka

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 22nd June 1984

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 31st Aug '84
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £991.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 18

US box office

Box Office debut: 22nd Jun '84
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

31 Aug, 1984
1

7 Sep, 1984
2

14 Sep, 1984
2

21 Sep, 1984
3

28 Sep, 1984
3

5 Oct, 1984
4

12 Oct, 1984
6

19 Oct, 1984
7

26 Oct, 1984
8

2 Nov, 1984
7

9 Nov, 1984
8

16 Nov, 1984
6

23 Nov, 1984
7

30 Nov, 1984
7

7 Dec, 1984
9

14 Dec, 1984
11

21 Dec, 1984
11

21 Aug, 2020
9

US box office

22 Jun, 1984
5

5 Oct, 1984
10

12 Oct, 1984
9

19 Oct, 1984
12

24 Jul, 2020
2

31 Jul, 2020
8

Global box office

Other movies in this series

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part III

The Next Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

Karate Kid: Legends

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3.1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$90.8 Million

Global total gross
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$91.1 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 17

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Karate Kid

31 Aug 1984

£991,896

7 Sep 1984

2▼

£495,948

£1,711,021

14 Sep 1984

2▲▼

£381,498

£2,206,968

21 Sep 1984

3▼

£224,411

£2,498,702

28 Sep 1984

3▲▼

£132,006

£2,676,910

5 Oct 1984

4▼

£101,543

£2,819,070

12 Oct 1984

6▼

£50,772

£2,890,151

19 Oct 1984

7▼

£39,055

£2,944,828

26 Oct 1984

8▼

£19,528

£2,970,214

2 Nov 1984

7▲

£15,022

£2,989,743

9 Nov 1984

8▼

£7,511

£2,999,883

16 Nov 1984

6▲

£5,778

£3,007,683

23 Nov 1984

7▼

£4,445

£3,014,128

30 Nov 1984

7▲▼

£3,419

£3,018,915

7 Dec 1984

9▼

£2,011

£3,021,730

14 Dec 1984

11▼

£700

£3,022,710

21 Dec 1984

11▲▼

£200

£3,022,980

21 Aug 2020

9▲

£32,117

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

22 Jun 1984

5▲

$5,031,753

5 Oct 1984

10▼

$1,407,105

$81,911,436

12 Oct 1984

9▲

$1,226,063

$83,335,068

19 Oct 1984

12▼

$1,030,451

$84,909,324

10 Sep 2010

39▼

$125,789

$176,464,965

29 Mar 2019

26▲

$140,623

24 Jul 2020

2▲

$225,000

$91,077,276

31 Jul 2020

8▼

$109,000

$91,077,276