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‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Headed for $25 Million Debut as ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Continues Box Office Dominance
'Karate Kid: Legends' eyes a $25 million debut, but faces stiff competition from 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.'
The film brings together Jackie Chan, the action legend and star of 2010’s “Karate Kid,” with Ralph Macchio, who popularized the crane kick way back in the 1984 original. It’s another star-studded, meticulously designed fable from “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Rushmore” filmmaker with an ensemble that includes Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks and Benedict Cumberbatch. The Memorial Day box office set a new record and exhibitors, who have endured strikes and pandemics that upended their industry, are eager to build on the momentum of hits like “Lilo & Stitch,” “A Minecraft Movie,” and “Sinners.”
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