Editing The Karate Kid (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film was a commercial success, grossing {{US$|100 million|long=no}} in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] to become one of the [[1984 in film|highest-grossing films of 1984]] and Hollywood's biggest [[sleeper hit]] of the year.<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Bob |author1-link=Bob Thomas (reporter) |title=The Karate Kid Returns |url=https://apnews.com/e24863210ad44a6d5901c01a0d1f8b4c |access-date=June 8, 2020 |work=[[AP News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 6, 1985 |quote=It is the film location for Columbia Pictures' "Karate Kid II", a sequel to Hollywood's biggest sleeper of 1984. ''The Karate Kid'' surprised almost everyone by amassing a domestic gross of {{US$|100 million |long=no}}. That's phenomenal for a modest film with no stars and a title that sounded like a combination of Bruce Lee and a kidflick. |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608111011/https://apnews.com/e24863210ad44a6d5901c01a0d1f8b4c |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Siskel |first1=Gene |author1-link=Gene Siskel |title=Ralph Macchio's Baby Face Can't Mask Maturing Talent |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-06-15-8602120789-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 15, 1986 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011250/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Roger |title='Karate Kid II' Kayos Legacy Of Predecessor |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-06-20-8602060335-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921053937/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-06-20-8602060335-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=June 20, 1986 |archive-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> Following the release of ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', ''The Karate Kid'' re-releases in 2018 and 2019 grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,<ref name="2018-release">{{cite web |title=Cobra Kai Premiere Event feat. The Karate Kid |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1742033413/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201101609/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1742033413/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019-release">{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid 2019 Re-release |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1713132037/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202154939/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1713132037/ |url-status=live}}</ref> bringing its domestic total to {{US$|{{#expr:100000000+400529}}|long=no|year=1984|round=-6}}.

In the United Kingdom, the film topped the box office for two weeks and grossed £2,960,939<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid |url=https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/the_karate_kid |website=Salty Popcorn |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204115426/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/the_karate_kid |url-status=live}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:2960939/0.75 round 0}}|long=no}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - United Kingdom |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1984&locations=GB&start=1983 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1984 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131103821/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1984&locations=GB&start=1983 |url-status=live}}</ref> By 1989, the film had grossed {{US$|130 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Roger |title=Martial Arts Flick Loses Kick Third Time Around |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-03-8902190049-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326043118/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-03-8902190049-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=July 3, 1989 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |quote=The Karate Kid (1984) and the sequel, The Karate Kid Part II, went on to gain critical acclaim and $130 million each at the box office}}</ref> Between 2018 and 2020, the film grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,<ref name="2018-release"/><ref name="2019-release"/> and $42,257 in the United Kingdom bringing its worldwide total to {{US$|130,442,786|long=no|1984|round=-6}}.

The film sold an estimated 27,072,000 tickets in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses – 201–400 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2020&offset=200 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113001/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2020&offset=200 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film also sold {{nowrap|1.9 million}} tickets in Spain,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/22446/ |website=[[KinoPoisk]] |publisher=[[Yandex]] |language=ru |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421131906/http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/22446/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 1,888,845 tickets in France and Germany,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid (1984) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6646&view=4 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011313/http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6646&view=4 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 137,217 tickets in the South Korean capital of [[Seoul]],<ref>{{cite web |title=영화정보 |trans-title=Movie Information |url=http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=[[Korean Film Council]] |language=ko |access-date=August 26, 2019 |quote=베스트 키드 |archive-date=December 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151904/http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |url-status=live}}</ref> adding up to {{formatnum:{{#expr:27072000+1900000+1888845+137217}}|}} tickets sold in the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Seoul.

===Critical response===
[[File:Pat Morita 1971 publicity photo.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pat Morita]]'s performance received critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].]]
On the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 6.83/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Morita and Macchio's relaxed chemistry."<ref name="rotten">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/karate_kid |title=The Karate Kid (1984) |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225140013/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/karate_kid |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-karate-kid-1984 |title=The Karate Kid Reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014035123/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-karate-kid-1984 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On its release, [[Roger Ebert]] called the film one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with interesting friendships in the film.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 1, 1984 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |title=The Karate Kid |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010351/1023 |access-date = October 7, 2009 |publisher=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date = September 18, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918095403/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010351/1023 |url-status = live}}{{Rating|4|4}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' also gave a positive review.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 22, 1984 |first=Janet |last=Maslin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/22/movies/screen-karate-kid-bane-of-bullies.html |title=SCREEN 'KARATE KID,' BANE OF BULLIES| access-date= May 21, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| archive-date= October 4, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214531/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/22/movies/screen-karate-kid-bane-of-bullies.html| url-status= live}}</ref> ''The Karate Kid'' ranked #40 on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s list of the 50 Best High School Movies.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/ |title=50 Best High School Movies |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 31, 2008| access-date = January 9, 2021| archive-date = June 22, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190622180719/https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/| url-status = live}}</ref>

''The Karate Kid'' launched the career of Macchio, who would turn into a teen idol featured on the covers of magazines such as ''[[Tiger Beat]]''. It revitalized the acting career of Morita, previously known mostly for his comedic role as Arnold on ''[[Happy Days]]'', who was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance as Miyagi. Morita reprised his role in three subsequent sequels, while Macchio returned for two.<ref name="Thurber"/>

Upon release of the 2010 remake, [[Dana Stevens (critic)|Dana Stevens]] wrote: "The 1984 original ... may have seemed like a standard-issue inspirational sports picture at the time, but (as with another box-office hit of the same year, ''[[The Terminator]]''), a generation of remove reveals what a well-crafted movie it actually was. Rewatched today, the original ''Kid'', directed by ''Rocky''{{'}}s John G. Avildsen, feels smart and fresh, with a wealth of small character details and a leisurely middle section that explores the boy's developing respect for his teacher."<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Dana |title=The Karate Kid |date=June 10, 2010 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/06/the_karate_kid.html |work=Slate |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910174659/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/06/the_karate_kid.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="5"| {{center|1985}}
| [[57th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Pat Morita]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[42nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/karate-kid |title=The Karate Kid |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[6th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Family Motion Picture – Drama
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms6.htm |title=6th Youth in Film Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506135203/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms6.htm |archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
| [[William Zabka]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
| [[Elisabeth Shue]]
| {{won}}
|}
[[AFI 100 Years... series|'''American Film Institute''']]

* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]] – #98<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI's 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-cheers/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=American Film Institute |language=en}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
In the United Kingdom, it was watched by {{Nowrap|3.7 million}} viewers on television in 2017, making it the year's tenth most-watched film on UK [[multichannel television]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2017.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2017.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Statistical Yearbook 2017 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI) |year=2017 |location=United Kingdom |pages=160 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>

===Merchandise===
The film spawned a franchise of related items and memorabilia such as action figures, headbands, posters, T-shirts, and [[The Karate Kid (video game)|a video game]]. A novelization was made by [[B. B. Hiller]] and published in 1984. The novel had a scene that was in the rehearsal when Daniel encounters Johnny during school at lunch. Also at the end, there was a battle between Miyagi and Kreese in the parking lot after the tournament which was the original ending for the film and used as the beginning of ''The Karate Kid Part II''. On May 7, 2019, ''The Karate Kid: The Classic Illustrated Storybook'' was published by [[Quirk Books]] under their Pop Classics series. It retold the events of the first film with art by Kim Smith.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid The Classic Illustrated Storybook 2019 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Karate_Kid/8suQEAAAQBAJ?hl=en |website=Google Books |publisher=Google |access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref>

In 2015, toy company [[Funko]] revived ''The Karate Kid'' action figures. Two versions of LaRusso, a version of Lawrence and a version of Miyagi were part of the line. The toys were spotted at retailers [[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[Amazon.com]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid (1984) Action Figures have been Revived by Funko |work=Z.Love's Entertainment Blog |date=October 10, 2015 |url=http://lovezack.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-karate-kid-1984-action-figures-have.html|access-date= October 10, 2015|archive-date= December 8, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208152409/http://lovezack.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-karate-kid-1984-action-figures-have.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Cultural influence===
The series has been credited for popularizing [[karate in the United States]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haRTAgAAQBAJ&q=karate+kid+popularize+karate&pg=PA131 |title=The Films of John G. Avildsen: Rocky, The Karate Kid and Other Underdogs |first1=Larry |last1=Powell |first2=Tom |last2=Garrett |date=December 20, 2013 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786490479|access-date=December 28, 2017 |via=Google Books|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011256/https://books.google.com/books?id=haRTAgAAQBAJ&q=karate+kid+popularize+karate&pg=PA131|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yH6iCQAAQBAJ&q=karate+kid+popularize+karate&pg=PT866 |title=Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine |first=Lyle J. Micheli |last=M.D |date=November 17, 2010 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=9781506320106|access-date=December 28, 2017 |via=Google Books|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011328/https://books.google.com/books?id=yH6iCQAAQBAJ&q=karate+kid+popularize+karate&pg=PT866|url-status=live}}</ref>

The American experimental rock band [[Sweep the Leg Johnny]] derives their name from a line from the film.<ref name="Crain">Crain, Zac (1999) "[http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999-09-16/music/sweep-the-leg-johnny/ Sweep the Leg Johnny] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125106/http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999-09-16/music/sweep-the-leg-johnny/ |date=February 2, 2014}}, ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', September 16, 1999. Retrieved January 26, 2014</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://southbendpower90s.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/sweep-leg-johnny-circles-all-around.html |title=South Bend Power Nineties: Sweep the Leg Johnny – Circles All Around |date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202534/http://southbendpower90s.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/sweep-leg-johnny-circles-all-around.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2007 music video for the song "[[No More Kings#Sweep the Leg|Sweep the Leg]]" by [[No More Kings]] stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself and features references to ''The Karate Kid'', including cameo appearances by Zabka's former ''Karate Kid'' co-stars.<ref name="musicvideo">{{cite web |url=https://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/of-being-and-johnny-lawrence-sweep-the-leg/article_25cefe2c-c937-5dd9-8e04-8c92425d0103.html |title=Of Being and Johnny Lawrence (Sweep the Leg) |work=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] |publisher=[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]] |date=March 10, 2018 |author=Frye, Cory|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115221342/https://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/of-being-and-johnny-lawrence-sweep-the-leg/article_25cefe2c-c937-5dd9-8e04-8c92425d0103.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="musicvideo2">{{cite web |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/karate-kid-billy-zabka-cobra-kai-30th-anniversary |title='Karate Kid' villain Billy Zabka is still best friends with the Cobra Kais |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=October 9, 2014 |author=Strauss, Chris|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115221353/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/karate-kid-billy-zabka-cobra-kai-30th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macchio and Zabka made a guest appearance as themselves in the ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' episode "[[The Bro Mitzvah]]". In the episode, Macchio is invited to [[Barney Stinson]]'s [[bachelor party]], leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of ''The Karate Kid''. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka/ |title='How I Met Your Mother' recap, 'Bro Mitzvah': The REAL Karate Kid |first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez |publisher=ew.com |date=April 29, 2013|access-date=May 12, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115221550/https://ew.com/article/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka/|url-status=live}}</ref>