Overview

• Li Fong (Ben Wang), a young kung fu prodigy, moves from Beijing to New York City and enters the Five Boroughs martial arts tournament after clashing with a local karate champion.
• Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han team up on screen for the first time, linking the original trilogy’s Miyagi legacy with the 2010 reboot’s Han storyline.
• Ben Wang’s lead role represents the first time an Asian American actor portrays the ‘Kid’ at the center of a Karate Kid film.
• Critical response is split, with the movie holding roughly a 55–60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as reviewers commend its nostalgic pairing but criticize its formulaic plot and brisk pacing.
• Directed by Jonathan Entwistle from a Rob Lieber script, the 94-minute, PG-13 feature opened to a $25 million domestic weekend haul.