King Kong

"The most exciting original motion picture event of all time."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.0/10

37,296 votes

61/100

Metascore

6.3/10

918 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 2 nominations

Won

Special Achievement Academy

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Sound

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Golden Globe Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

New Star of the Year – Actress

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$23.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$90.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$52,614,445

United States

Profit

+$67.6M

ROI: +294%

Budget Recovery394% of budget

$0|Budget: $23.0M|Revenue: $90.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

38.3K

Daily Avg

638

7-Day Trend

+12%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

King Kong

Film

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Series & Franchise

Timeline

Prequel

King Kong Escapes

1968

This Movie

Sequel

King Kong Lives

1987

Characters

King Kong

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Richard H. Kline

Film Editing

Ralph E. Winters

Music / Score

John Barry

Production Design

Mario Chiari

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesUniversal Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch King Kong

Available in 30 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

ArgentinaATP

+10 more countries

Production

Director

John Guillermin

Writers

Lorenzo Semple Jr., James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose, Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace

Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company

Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jack F. Prescott

Jessica Lange

Dwan

Charles Grodin

Fred S. Wilson

John Randolph

Captain Ross

René Auberjonois

Roy Bagley

Julius Harris

Boan

Jack O'Halloran

Joe Perko

Ed Lauter

Carnahan

John Agar

City Official

Jorge Moreno

Garcia

Mario Gallo

Timmons

John Lone

Chinese Cook

Tags & Keywords

indigenousgiant snakeremakegiant animalworld trade centermanhattan, new york citygiant apeindian oceananimal horrorking kong

External Links

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King Kong (1976) Collection

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