Box Office – Lilo & Stitch And Mission: Impossible 8 Are Undefeated In Week 2, Legends Sets Karate Kid Franchise Record

by Daily ReporterMay 31, 2025011

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Karate Kid: Legends has set a franchise record in spite of failing to defeat either of the previous weekend’s chart-topping hits. The movie, which is the sixth installment of the Karate Kid franchise, features the 1984 movie’s original protagonist, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) working with the 2010 reboot’s martial arts mentor Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) to train a new student in need, Li Fong (Ben Wang). It is the final major release of May after the summer movie season kicked off in grand fashion with the record-breaking Memorial Day debuts of Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Karate Kid: Legends is projected to close out its opening weekend with a 3-day total between $21 and $23 million at the domestic box office. This will mark the best debut for any Karate Kid movie featuring Daniel LaRusso, beating his previous high of $12.6 million for 1986’s The Karate Kid, Part II. However, even at the upper end of that range, the movie will hit less than half of the $55.7 million debut of the 2010 reboot, giving it the second-best opening of the franchise overall.

Karate Kid: Legends is expected to debut at No. 3 on the domestic chart, with Memorial Day’s holdover hits maintaining their positions at No. 1 and No. 2. Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake is projected to follow its opening weekend (which was the best-ever debut over Memorial Day) with a sophomore weekend between $60 and $64 million. Meanwhile, The Final Reckoning will maintain its spot at No. 2, dropping 58% for a projected $26.7 million after earning the best debut of the eight-film franchise.

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Source: Deadline