Karate Kid: Legends put up a decent fight, but couldn’t strike down mammoth competitors like Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning at the box office. The Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio-led sequel sparred its way to $21 million in its opening weekend—a decent haul but lower than Deadline‘s initial projections.

Legends” slashed its way to $21 million at the domestic box office, a decent start although one that’s slightly behind expectations. Heading into the weekend, Sony’s PG-13 action sequel was aiming for $25 million from 3,