For the first time since summer movie season started, Hollywood got some good news it didn't expect.
"The Karate Kid" was not only a major hit in its own right, but it also came in $20 million above the highest expectations based on pre-release tracking. The movie opened at 56 million, those our Will Smith type numbers, Jaden is definitely on the road to taking after his father.
Since the first weekend of May, the start of the four-month period during which movies studios release many of their biggest films and collect 40% of the year's box office, there has been one big -- as expected -- hit ("Iron Man 2") and a string of disappointments or flops, such as "Robin Hood," "Shrek Forever After," "Prince of Persia" and "Sex and the City 2." Total summer box-office receipts were down 4%, and attendance was down 10%.
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