Overview

• The film retroactively merges the 1984 original series, the Netflix Cobra Kai saga and the 2010 reboot into a single Karate Kid continuity.
• Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan reprise Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Han alongside newcomer Ben Wang as teenager Li Fong.
• Critics gave the movie lukewarm reviews (58% on Rotten Tomatoes) while audiences propelled its score to 91%.
• With a global gross of $47 million on a $45 million budget, its moderate returns fell short of expectations tied to the Cobra Kai franchise.
• A surprise appearance by William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence honors Cobra Kai but leaves the saga’s future in question.