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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT It's now been 40 years since the first The Karate Kid movie premiered, and after all these years, The Karate Kid franchise is bigger than I ever thought that it would be. Despite the concept of The Karate Kid franchise being pretty simple, the original film's massive success proved to be the start of a huge franchise, with the classic 1984 film getting all kinds of sequels and spinoffs.
The Karate Kid was a small movie, especially based on the success of Avildsen's past films, with it only having a budget of $8 million. Although expectations for The Karate Kid weren't especially high, the film soon turned out to be a huge success. The film ended up grossing $130.8 million against its comparatively small budget, with it being one of the biggest hits of the year.
The Karate Kid Franchise Tried To Reinvent Itself Twice After Daniel LaRusso But Neither Reimagining Worked Close The Karate Kid's first two sequels weren't nearly as good as the original, but due to the franchise still proving itself to be lucrative, the studio wasn't ready to give up just yet. Instead, The Karate Kid decided to reinvent itself, with it deciding to leave behind Daniel LaRusso and move on to a new protagonist named Julie Pierce, played by Hilary Swank.
Cobra Kai is one of the most well-received pieces of media to come out of The Karate Kid franchise, and it is my favorite The Karate Kid project to release since the original movie. Cobra Kai allowed side characters from the original movie to have their stories fleshed out so much more, with it also bringing back Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso all these years later.
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