'Karate Kid' takes down 'A-Team' with $55.7M debut

LOS ANGELES – "The Karate Kid" has not lost his chops. The remake of the 1984 hit led the weekend with a $55.7 million debut, more than double the $25.7 million opening of another 1980s update, the big-screen take on the TV show "The A-Team." The top 20 movies at US and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are: 1. "The Karate Kid," Sony, $55,665,805, 3,663 locations, $15,197 average, $55,665,805, one week. 2. "The A-Team," Fox, $25,669,455, 3,534 locations, $7,264 average, $25,669,455, one week. 3. "Shrek Forever After," Paramount, $15,770,491, 3,868 locations, $4,077 average, $210,022,557, four weeks. 4. "Get Him to the Greek," Universal, $9,942,405, 2,702 locations, $3,680 average, $36,400,720, two weeks. 5. "Killers," Lionsgate, $8,008,007, 2,859 locations, $2,801 average, $30,261,624, two weeks. 6. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Disney, $6,486,150, 3,108 locations, $2,087 average, $72,228,302, three weeks. 7. "Marmaduke," Fox, $6,006,704, 3,213 locations, $1,870 average, $22,285,540, two weeks. 8. "Sex and the City 2," Warner Bros., $5,438,345, 2,750 locations, $1,978 average, $84,658,826, three weeks. 9. "Iron Man 2," Paramount, $4,521,206, 2,305 locations, $1,961 average, $299,282,390, six weeks. 10. "Splice," Warner Bros., $2,942,492, 2,450 locations, $1,201 average, $13,153,956, two weeks. 11. "Robin Hood," Universal, $2,615,130, 1,895 locations, $1,380 average, $99,463,670, five weeks. 12. "Letters to Juliet," Summit, $1,693,941, 1,331 locations, $1,273 average, $46,754,242, five weeks. 13. "Date Night," Fox, $601,291, 430 locations, $1,398 average, $96,266,718, 10 weeks. 14. "Solitary Man," Anchor Bay Films, $369,703, 53 locations, $6,976 average, $871,081, four weeks. 15. "The Bounty Hunter," Sony, $351,716, 236 locations, $1,490 average, $66,418,931, 13 weeks. 16. "The Secret in Their Eyes," Sony Pictures Classics, $347,925, 162 locations, $2,148 average, $4,506,655, nine weeks. 17. "How to Train Your Dragon," Paramount, $330,459, 281 locations, $1,176 average, $214,426,381, 12 weeks. 18. "Clash of the Titans," Warner Bros., $329,183, 333 locations, $989 average, $161,958,303, 11 weeks. 19. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Music Box Films, $323,915, 174 locations, $1,862 average, $7,871,852, 13 weeks. 20. "Just Wright," Fox Searchlight, $320,441, 279 locations, $1,149 average, $20,795,571, five weeks. — AP