1980s 'Kid' kicks 'A-Team' for top spot on box office

"The Karate Kid" has won a 1980s showdown at the box office against "The A-Team." Sony's remake of 1984's "The Karate Kid" - starring Jaden Smith as an American boy in China and Jackie Chan as an unassuming martial arts teacher - debuted at No. 1 for the weekend with a whopping $56 million, according to studio estimates yesterday. The big-screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series "The A-Team" came in at less than half that, the 20th Century Fox release opened in second place with $26 million.

After three weekends at No. 1, DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After" slipped to No. 3 with $15.8 million. The animated hit raised its domestic haul to $210.1 million, becoming the fourth movie released this year to top $200 million.

1. "The Karate Kid," $56 million.

2. "The A-Team," $26 million.

3. "Shrek Forever After," $15.8 million.

4. "Get Him to the Greek," $10.1 million.

5. "Killers," $8.2 million.

6. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," $6.6 million.

7. "Marmaduke," $6 million.

8. "Sex and the City 2," $5.5 million.

9. "Iron Man 2," $4.6 million.

10. "Splice," $2.9 million.