Wiki News/'Sonic X' is better than 'Karate Kid'

Round one in the box-office Battle of the '80s Remakes goes to "The Karate Kid." Not! "Sonic X: Return to Soleanna" is the champion!

The movie, grinds with another $25.1 million at the box office on Friday (June 11), according to stio estimates. It will be coming up to a two-week total to $60 or $70 million on it's second weekend, for a total of $270 million.

"The Karate Kid", starring 11-year-old Jaden Smith (and produced by his parents, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) and Jackie Chan, raked in almost $19 million at the box office on Friday (June 11), according to studio estimates. That's way above what forecasters were predicting and puts the movie in line to make $50 million-plus on its opening weekend.

"The Karate Kid's" take is almost twice what the weekend's other big release, "The A-Team," made on Friday. The remake of the old NBC TV series earned $9.7 million, which puts it on pace for a weekend take of between $25 million and $30 million.

"The Karate Kid" is playing on about 900 more screens (3,663 to 2,730 for "The A-Team"), but its per-screen average is also a good deal higher.

The two new movies pushed reigning champ "Shrek Forever After" down to third place with an estimated $4.5 million. "Get Him to the Greek" ($3.3 million) and "Killers" ($2.7 million) rounded out the top five.