King Kong

"The eighth wonder of the world."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.9/10

8,341 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Sound

Best Sound Editing

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Production Design

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$207.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$562.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$355.4M

ROI: +172%

Budget Recovery272% of budget

$0|Budget: $207.0M|Revenue: $562.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

126.5K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

+6%

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King Kong

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Characters

King Kong

Jack Driscoll

Played by Adrien Brody

Ann Darrow

Played by Jodi Benson

Carl Denham

Played by Robert Armstrong

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Film Editing

Jamie Selkirk

Music / Score

James Newton Howard

Production Design

Grant Major

Production Companies

Universal PicturesWingNut Films

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch King Kong

Available in 103 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

Canada14A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

Belgium14

Brazil12

+17 more countries

Production

Director

Peter Jackson

Writers

Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace

Production Companies

Universal PicturesWingNut FilmsBig Primate PicturesMFPV Film

Cast

Naomi Watts

Ann Darrow

Adrien Brody

Jack Driscoll

Jack Black

Carl Denham

Andy Serkis

Kong / Lumpy

Colin Hanks

Preston

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Englehorn

Jamie Bell

Jimmy

Kyle Chandler

Bruce Baxter

Evan Parke

Hayes

Lobo Chan

Choy

John Sumner

Herb

Craig Hall

Mike

Tags & Keywords

new york cityexotic islandmovie businessshow businesshuman animal relationshipgreat depressiongiant insectremakeprehistoric creaturedinosaurcreaturekaijuempire state buildinggiant apewoman in peril

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