Ralph Macchio attended the premiere of the remake of The Karate Kid, in which he starred alongside Pat Morita. The remake stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.

And the people loved the remake! The movie debuted at No. 1 for the weekend with a whopping $56 million! That’s for US box office alone. What more if the international showings are accounted for? Here in Manila, the lines for the movie are ridiculously long! It was very fortunate that my sisters and I were able to catch the first screening on opening day. When we went out after the movie, there were so many people who lined up for the second screening they were already bumping into one another. It was that huge!

Congratulations to Jaden and Jackie! That son of Will and Jada will go a long way. What great acting he has shown! As for Jackie, it’s already given that he’s great.

Have you watched the movie yet?

The new Karate Kid starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan will be shown locally on Friday, June 11, 2010. I was a fan of the original Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. So when I heard that a new version of the Karate Kid would be done by Will Smith‘s son, I really waited for it. I loved Jaden in The Pursuit of Happyness. He is such an adorable kid and a good actor growing in the mold of his dad’s acting calibre.

I will watch the movie on Friday. I will update you on how it is so stay tuned.