Editing The Karate Kid (section)

===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.