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The Karate Kid Part IIIFollow

1989 • PG • 1h 52m • Action, Drama, Family • Sony Pictures Releasing

First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.

🍅 18% 35% MC 36 LB 2.89 IMDb 5.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$38.80M
Final
Domestic legs3.7x
1989 rank#34
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Cast & crew

Full Avildsen filmography
John G. Avildsen John G. Avildsen Director Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio Starring Martin Kove Martin Kove Starring
ScreenplayRobert Mark Kamen Produced byJerry Weintraub CinematographySteve Yaconelli MusicBill Conti StudioSony Pictures SeriesThe Karate Kid

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 30-Jul 2 3 $10.4M — 1,560 $6,644 $10.4M
2 Jul 7-9 7 $4.9M −52.7% 1,560 $3,145 $21.6M
10 Sep 1-4 28 $435.5K — 434 $1,004 $38.0M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $435.5K
$10.4M
$4.9M
$435.5K
W1W2W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.7%
−52.7%
W1→2
Steepest −52.7%Best hold −52.7%

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