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The Karate Kid (1984) - Financial Information
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The Karate Kid (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,815,558Details
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  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. Video Sales
  5. Cast & Crew
  6. Trailer

Metrics

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics Certified FreshAudience Upright
Critics
90% - Certified Fresh 		Audience
81% - Upright

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankRevenue
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 7 $90,815,558
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $90,815,558
All Time Highest Grossing Movies Worldwide 1,442 $90,815,558
All Time Highest Grossing Movies in the Domestic Market 704 $90,815,558
All Time Highest Grossing Movies Domestic Inflation Adjusted 297 $227,849,741

Movie Details

Production Budget:$8,000,000
Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 1984 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: April 14th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Karate Kid
Comparisons: vs. Kickboxer
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Keywords: Remade, Martial Arts
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Companies: Sony Pictures
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankRevenueChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 28th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 53 $194,873 Dec 28, 1984 192
Biggest 27th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 79 $119,799 Dec 21, 1984 185
Biggest 26th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 117 $116,437 Dec 14, 1984 178
Biggest 25th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 107 $171,636 Dec 7, 1984 171
Biggest 24th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 80 $329,289 Nov 30, 1984 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 59 $582,319 Nov 23, 1984 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 76 $535,453 Nov 16, 1984 150
Biggest 21st Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 77 $596,665 Nov 9, 1984 143
Biggest 20th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 84 $691,667 Nov 2, 1984 136
Biggest 19th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 130 $516,500 Oct 26, 1984 129
Biggest 18th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 78 $1,030,451 Oct 19, 1984 122
Biggest 17th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 77 $1,226,063 Oct 12, 1984 115
Biggest 16th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 82 $1,407,105 Oct 5, 1984 108
Biggest 15th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 91 $1,517,087 Sep 28, 1984 101
Biggest 14th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 78 $1,871,102 Sep 21, 1984 94
Biggest 13th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 75 $2,210,145 Sep 14, 1984 87
Biggest 12th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 75 $2,459,536 Sep 7, 1984 80
Biggest 11th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 45 $4,155,645 Aug 31, 1984 73
Biggest 10th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 100 $2,870,497 Aug 24, 1984 66
Biggest 9th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 115 $3,420,623 Aug 17, 1984 59
Biggest 8th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 222 $3,180,797 Aug 10, 1984 52
Fastest Movies to Earn $50 Million at the Domestic Box Office 1,252 $50,857,105 Aug 3, 1984 49
Biggest 7th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 300 $3,609,460 Aug 3, 1984 45
Biggest 6th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 440 $3,891,130 Jul 27, 1984 38
Biggest 5th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 660 $4,248,830 Jul 20, 1984 31
Biggest 4th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 932 $4,763,399 Jul 13, 1984 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 1,318 $5,294,234 Jul 6, 1984 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 2,274 $4,500,861 Jun 29, 1984 10
Biggest Opening Weekend at the Domestic Box Office 2,850 $5,031,753 Jun 22, 1984 3

Cast

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

Production and Technical Credits

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

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Daily Box Office Performance

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1984/06/22 5 $5,031,753   931 $5,405   $5,031,753 3
1984/06/29 7 $4,500,861 -11% 938 $4,798   $12,415,160 10
1984/07/06 4 $5,294,234 +18% 934 $5,668   $21,197,972 17
1984/07/13 4 $4,763,399 -10% 1,031 $4,620   $28,607,858 24
1984/07/20 5 $4,248,830 -11% 1,067 $3,982   $35,969,149 31
1984/07/27 5 $3,891,130 -8% 1,069 $3,640   $42,355,726 38
1984/08/03 5 $3,609,460 -7% 1,099 $3,284   $48,346,500 45
1984/08/10 5 $3,180,797 -12% 1,111 $2,863   $54,037,902 52
1984/08/17 6 $3,420,623 +8% 1,030 $3,321   $59,595,611 59
1984/08/24 7 $2,870,497 -16% 1,090 $2,633   $64,356,939 66
1984/08/31 4 $4,155,645 +45% 1,040 $3,996   $69,959,648 73
1984/09/07 4 $2,459,536 -41% 1,070 $2,299   $72,886,052 80
1984/09/14 4 $2,210,145 -10% 1,086 $2,035   $75,512,142 87
1984/09/21 7 $1,871,102 -15% 1,065 $1,757   $78,148,511 94
1984/09/28 7 $1,517,087 -19% 961 $1,579   $80,058,084 101
1984/10/05 10 $1,407,105 -7% 948 $1,484   $81,911,436 108
1984/10/12 9 $1,226,063 -13% 906 $1,353   $83,335,068 115
1984/10/19 12 $1,030,451 -16% 782 $1,318   $84,909,324 122
1984/10/26 18 $516,500 -50% 537 $962   $85,794,858 129
1984/11/02 17 $691,667 +34% 625 $1,107   $86,755,762 136
1984/11/09 19 $596,665 -14% 544 $1,097   $87,659,508 143
1984/11/16 16 $535,453 -10% 526 $1,018   $88,502,129 150
1984/11/23 16 $582,319 +9% 483 $1,206   $89,317,171 157
1984/11/30 16 $329,289 -43% 380 $867   $89,953,587 164
1984/12/07 19 $171,636 -48% 261 $658   $90,233,471 171
1984/12/14 21 $116,437 -32% 186 $626   $90,429,109 178
1984/12/21 27 $119,799 +3% 132 $908   $90,578,763 185
1984/12/28 25 $194,873 +63% 140 $1,392   $90,815,558 192

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1984/06/22 5 $7,914,299   931 $8,501   $7,914,299 7
1984/06/29 6 $7,989,439 +1% 938 $8,518   $15,903,738 14
1984/07/06 3 $7,940,721 -1% 934 $8,502   $23,844,459 21
1984/07/13 4 $7,875,860 -1% 1,031 $7,639   $31,720,319 28
1984/07/20 4 $6,744,277 -14% 1,067 $6,321   $38,464,596 35
1984/07/27 5 $6,272,444 -7% 1,069 $5,868   $44,737,040 42
1984/08/03 5 $6,120,065 -2% 1,099 $5,569   $50,857,105 49
1984/08/10 5 $5,317,883 -13% 1,111 $4,787   $56,174,988 56
1984/08/17 6 $5,311,454 n/c 1,030 $5,157   $61,486,442 63
1984/08/24 7 $4,317,561 -19% 1,090 $3,961   $65,804,003 70
1984/08/31 5 $4,622,513 +7% 1,040 $4,445   $70,426,516 77
1984/09/07 5 $2,875,481 -38% 1,070 $2,687   $73,301,997 84
1984/09/14 4 $2,975,412 +3% 1,086 $2,740   $76,277,409 91
1984/09/21 7 $2,263,588 -24% 1,065 $2,125   $78,540,997 98
1984/09/28 7 $1,963,334 -13% 961 $2,043   $80,504,331 105
1984/10/05 10 $1,604,674 -18% 948 $1,693   $82,109,005 112
1984/10/12 8 $1,769,868 +10% 906 $1,953   $83,878,873 119
1984/10/19 12 $1,399,485 -21% 782 $1,790   $85,278,358 126
1984/10/26 16 $785,737 -44% 537 $1,463   $86,064,095 133
1984/11/02 16 $998,748 +27% 625 $1,598   $87,062,843 140
1984/11/09 17 $903,833 -10% 544 $1,661   $87,966,676 147
1984/11/16 15 $768,176 -15% 526 $1,460   $88,734,852 154
1984/11/23 16 $889,446 +16% 483 $1,842   $89,624,298 161
1984/11/30 15 $437,537 -51% 380 $1,151   $90,061,835 168
1984/12/07 17 $250,837 -43% 261 $961   $90,312,672 175
1984/12/14 19 $146,292 -42% 186 $787   $90,458,964 182
1984/12/21 26 $161,721 +11% 132 $1,225   $90,620,685 189