Forty-one years ago, Ralph Macchio landed the role of a bullied high school student who learns karate from his apartment building’s handyman in The Karate Kid. Few people involved with the movie ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The next generation of "The Karate Kid" is here, with "Karate Kid Legends" hitting theaters on Friday, with stars Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan welcoming newcomer Ben Wang into ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The legacy of the “Karate Kid” franchise continues with “Karate Kid: Legends,” or is it a spiritual installation of “Rocky”? I’m confused. One Trilogy, two stand-alone films, ...

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Karate Kid: Legends! Although Karate Kid: Legends was a box office and critical disappointment, I already know what the franchise needs to do next in order to make up ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Karate Kid: Legends debuted in theaters in May and is now ...

Karate Kid: Legends hits a crucial box office milestone in less than a month in theaters. The martial arts franchise has relaunched with its first movie installment since the 2010 reboot that starred ...

The sixth movie in the Karate Kid franchise, "Karate Kid: Legends," has officially hit theaters. And even though critics don't seem to be too fond of the film, fans of the series and general audiences ...

Is the Karate Kid gaining on his spiritual predecessor? The 1984 movie The Karate Kid was essentially a junior-level version of the underdog sports drama Rocky, even sharing director John G. Avildsen ...

Taking an amusingly formulaic “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach, Karate Kid: Legends echoes the plot of both the 1984 original and the 2010 Karate Kid films with its familiar underdog story ...