The Karate Kid
“A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.”
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
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Part of The Karate Kid Collection
6 films
Cast
19 people
Jaden Smith
Dre Parker
Known for
After Earth
The Pursuit of Happyness
Jackie Chan
Mr. Han
Known for
Rush Hour
Shanghai Noon
Taraji P. Henson
Sherry Parker
Known for
Hidden Figures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wenwen Han
Meiying
Also in
爱你一生
黑色郁金香
Zhenwei Wang
Cheng
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
Yu Rongguang
Master Li
Known for
Shanghai Noon
Iron Monkey
Wu Zhensu
Meiying's Dad
Also in
The Deathday Party
Young Girl Muran
Wang Ji
Mrs. Po
Known for
The Precipice Game
Tess Liu
History Teacher
No other roles listed
Xu Ming
Bao
Also in
Walking the Dead
Silence of Smoke
Zhao Yi
Zhuang
Known for
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Wolf Warrior
Lü Shijia
Liang
Also in
The Shadow's Edge
Harald Zwart Director · Christopher Murphey Screenplay Robert Mark Kamen Story
Worldwide gross $359M · Budget $40M · United States release June 11, 2010
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$359,126,022
Gross vs. budget
9.0×
Production
Jerry Weintraub Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Overbrook Entertainment
Production
Emperor Motion Pictures
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Indonesia · June 10, 2010
Theatrical
United States · June 11, 2010
Theatrical
United States
May 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Australia
July 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Austria
July 23, 2010 · Digital
Brazil
August 27, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
June 11, 2010 · Theatrical
China
June 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 5, 2010 · Theatrical
France
August 18, 2010 · Theatrical
December 18, 2010 · Digital
December 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
October 5, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray 4K Remastered
November 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
March 4, 2026 · TV · RTL9
April 28, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 26, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
July 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
September 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 2, 2010 · Digital
Ireland
July 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
August 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
August 7, 2010 · Digital
Mexico
July 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 22, 2010 · Theatrical
December 16, 2010 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
January 24, 2013 · TV · RTL 4
New Zealand
July 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
August 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
September 24, 2010 · Digital
Portugal
September 2, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
August 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 9, 2010 · Theatrical
February 23, 2013 · TV · Markíza
May 23, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
June 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
August 27, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 22, 2010 · Digital
Türkiye
August 27, 2010 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 19, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Vietnam
June 18, 2010 · Theatrical
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