The Karate Kid Part III
“First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.”
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
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Part of The Karate Kid Collection
6 films
Cast
28 people
Ralph Macchio
Daniel
Known for
Cobra Kai
My Cousin Vinny
Pat Morita
Mr. Miyagi
Known for
Mulan
Inferno
Robyn Lively
Jessica
Known for
Twin Peaks
Landman
Thomas Ian Griffith
Terry
Known for
Cobra Kai
Vampires
Martin Kove
Kreese
Known for
Cobra Kai
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Sean Kanan
Mike Barnes
Known for
The Bold and the Beautiful
Survive the Game
Jonathan Avildsen
Snake
Known for
Inferno
William Christopher Ford
Dennis
Known for
Cobra Kai
Randee Heller
Lucille
Known for
Monster-in-Law
A Crooked Somebody
Pat E. Johnson
Referee
Known for
The Big Brawl
Rush Hour
Rick Hurst
Announcer
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
Earth Girls Are Easy
Frances Bay
Mrs. Milo
Known for
Happy Gilmore
Blue Velvet
John G. Avildsen Director · Robert Mark Kamen Writer Bill Conti Composer
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $12M · United States release June 29, 1989
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Worldwide gross
$38,956,288
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Weintraub International Group
Production
Jerry Weintraub Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · June 16, 1989
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 1989
Theatrical
United States · September 6, 2016
Physical
Australia
August 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 6, 1989 · Theatrical
France
March 24, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
July 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 24, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 4, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
August 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
October 7, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 29, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 27, 1989 · Theatrical
Norway
July 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
July 31, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 16, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 29, 1989 · Theatrical
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