Jaden Smith is the top attraction, tops Jackie Chan in a Kungfu movie? The flick is called 'Karate Kid,' but the martial arts is all kungfu and the location is China, and the star is eleven years old, ten years old when the film was shot, and the teen and pre-teens on the Internet are saying, 'he's cute." That translates into being box office hot.
Justin Bieber, the hot teen idol himself, who appears at the end of the flick singing his hit single, "Never Say Never," as the credits roll, was on Twitter on opening day, this past Friday, telling his zillion of girl fans -- "Everyone go check out my lil bro Jaden Smith's new movie KARATE KID. OPENS 2nite!! " And did his fans respond! The flick grabbed the hog share of Friday box office and is expected to be this weekend's run away hit.
Bieber fans aren't alone in filling the seats. Jaden Smith is kungfu-ing the weekend competition because he is a talented young actor, at ease before the camera. The camera loves him. From the comments on the Internet, some folks went to support the film because Will Smith's kid is in it, and became fans of Jaden Smith. The kid's got talent. He has a very bright future in film.