Hollywood
films
often
do
good
business
in
the
Indian
theaters.
The
martial
art
film
The
Karate
Kid
of
Jackie
Chan
and
Jaden
Smith
has
followed
the
trend
earning
a
whooping
Rs.4.5
crore
(Rs.45
million)
in
its
initial
weekend
here.
In
India,
the
Sony
Pictures'
movie
has
released
it
in
three
languages-
Hindi,
English
and
Tamil.
The
movie
has
already
topped
the
US
box
office
this
weekend
with
$56
million.
On
July
2,
the
film
will
also
release
its
Telugu
version.
In
a
press
statement,
Sony
Pictures'
managing
director,
Kercy
Daruwala
said,
“With
its
universal
appeal,
The
Karate
Kid
has
been
able
to
get
appreciation
from
both
the
action
fans
and
the
family
audiences.
Many
shows
have
gone
houseful
this
weekend
due
to
the
extremely
positive
word
of
mouth.
With
such
a
response,
we
expect
a
good
number
in
the
coming
week
too."
On
the
promotional
ground,
the
director-marketing
Bhavesh
Thakkar
said,
“As
the
story
has
a
kid
in
the
lead
role
and
the
summer
vacation
is
on,
we
thought
to
target
them
more
aggressively.
Moreover,
Tamil
Nadu
has
a
huge
fan
of
Jackie
Chan,
so
we
targeted
that
state
even
more."
Apart
from
India,
the
movie
has
got
a
great
opening
in
other
Asian
countries
like
Malaysia,
Singapore,
Indonesia
and
Philippines.
The
Karate
Kid
is
yet
to
release
in
Europe
and
China.
Jaden"s
superstar
father
Will
Smith
has
produced
the
movie
directed
by
Harald
Zwart.
It
is
a
remake
of
a
film
of
1984
with
the
same
title.
The
story
of
The
Karate
Kid
deals
with
a
Detroit-based
12-year-old
boy
Dre
Parker.
The
kid
relocates
to
China
with
his
mother,
who
has
a
job
there.
But,
he
feels
very
lonely,
when
he
joins
a
school.
His
classmates
keep
bullying
him.
Then
he
makes
friendship
with
the
ageing
maintenance
man
Mr.
Han,
a
Kung
Fu
master,
who
teaches
him
the
art
of
self
defense
through
kung-fu.