King Kong

"Beauty conquered the beast!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

95,138 votes

97/100

Fresh

92/100

Metascore

7.6/10

1,593 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

4 wins & 8 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$672,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$10.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$9.3M

ROI: +1388%

Budget Recovery1488% of budget

$0|Budget: $672,000|Revenue: $10.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

62.8K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

+4%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Empire State BuildingNew York City

Themes & Subjects

#kingkong

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Son of Kong

1934

Characters

King Kong

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

J.O. TaylorVernon L. WalkerEdward Linden

Music / Score

Max Steiner

Costume Design

Walter Plunkett

Production Design

Carroll Clark

Production Companies

RKO Pictures

Distributors

RKO Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

19:16

Format

theatrical release

Where to Watch King Kong

Available in 61 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	YouTube TV	—	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 Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	BBC iPlayer	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

Germany6

HUKN

ItalyT

Sweden15

Production

Directors

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writers

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

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Robert Armstrong

Carl Denham

Fay Wray

Ann Darrow

Bruce Cabot

Jack Driscoll

Frank Reicher

Captain Englehorn

Victor Wong

Ship's Cook Charlie

James Flavin

Mate Briggs

Sam Hardy

Charles Weston

Noble Johnson

Skull Island Native Chief

Steve Clemente

Skull Island Witch Doctor

Roscoe Ates

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Merian C. Cooper

Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

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Frances Curry

Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

new york cityshipexotic islandislandunsociabilityscreenplaymovie businessgreat depressiondinosaurblack and whitepre-codesea voyagedamsel in distressempire state buildingcurious

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King Kong (1933) Collection

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