It is officially time to put the franchise "karate child" in bed, perhaps permanent. Sony Pictures hoped to earn the brand's surprise resurrection in the 1980s, thanks to any small part of Netflix's Cobra Kai. Unfortunately, the same audience that made that play a huge, unexpected hit did not turn out to watch "Karate Kid: Legends" at the cinema over the weekend.

Directed by Athonatan Entwistl, "Legends" opened about $ 21 million at home over the weekend, which was good enough for the third place on the charts. However, backlog behind Disney Live Action "Lilo and Stitch", which continued with mass running at box office With another $ 63 million after his debut on the day of the memorial place. On the same note, "Mission: Impossible - The Last Conservation" was held well enough to keep the place two with $ 27.3 million.

Abroad, the latest entrance into the Karate Kid franchise withdrew in about $ 26 million for a global US $ 47 million debut. It's not scary for a $ 45 million budget movie, but it was also below Estimates before posting, which had "legends" to take at least $ 30 million Just a few weeks ago. The downward trajectory moving to the weekend was not a good sign. Now, the film has to compete with a crowded summer calendar, with heavy blows like "Ballerina", "How to Train Your Dragon" and "28 Years Later" arrive in the coming weeks. There is not much reason to believe that it will be especially good.

"Legends" are focusing on Lee Jong (Ben Wang), a teenager who moves to Newujork City to attend a new, prestigious school. Unfortunately, it is not long before attracting the attention of the local karate champion, forcing him to find a way to defend himself. As a result, he is trying to get into a karate match with the help of his Kung Fu teacher, Mr -Jan (Jackkeeper) and the legendary Daniel Laruso (Ralph McCio).

On paper, it seemed as a good enough idea to try to unite the entire "Karate Child" universe under one roof. The 2010 karate child starring Jackkeepi Chan and Jaden Smith was an unexpected hit, attracting $ 359 million worldwide after opening $ 55 million that summer. But instead there is a remake, Sony and Envestl decided to bring Mr -Jan to Han in the same universe as Daniel Laruso to Ralph McCio with "Karate Kid: Legends". Think of how "Spider-Man: No Dome Home" on the Karate Kid universe, so to speak.

The problem is that "Legends" barely associate with "Cobra Kai" in general. At the very least, those links were not explicit in film marketing and the only reason this franchise has relevance in 2025 is because of the unexpected success of that show. Sony could not fully use Cobra Kai as a springboard for legal reasons, but that proved to be a problem. Without those younger fans who know only this property from Cobra Kai, "legends" are just more than another attempt to revive a brand in the 1980s for people who do not go to China as soon as possible.

Again, this film will not end up as a total flop gratitude, in no small part of its reasonable budget for production. "Legends" also met with decent reviewsWith A-Kinoskur that suggests a good word from the mouth of the audience he saw. As such, it can still resist the chances. But although he can still make a profit, he is unlikely to make enough money to justify the execution of a direct sequel. With Cobra Kai after six season running, it is clear that the franchise does not remain where to go. It's time to finish things.

"Karate Kid: Legends" are now in cinemas.