King Kong
“The eighth wonder of the world.”
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
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Cast
51 people
Naomi Watts
Ann Darrow
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Adrien Brody
Jack Driscoll
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Jack Black
Carl Denham
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Andy Serkis
Kong / Lumpy
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Colin Hanks
Preston
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Thomas Kretschmann
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The Pianist
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Jamie Bell
Jimmy
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Kyle Chandler
Bruce Baxter
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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Evan Parke
Hayes
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Planet of the Apes
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Lobo Chan
Choy
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John Sumner
Herb
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Craig Hall
Mike
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Peter Jackson Director · Fran Walsh Screenplay Philippa Boyens Screenplay
Worldwide gross $562M · Budget $207M · United States release December 14, 2005
Box office
Budget
$207,000,000
Worldwide gross
$562,363,449
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
WingNut Films
Production
Big Primate Pictures
Production
MFPV Film
Production
United States · New Zealand · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 5, 2005
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 14, 2005
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 2006
Physical
Argentina
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Armenia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Bahrain
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Cameroon
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Chile
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
China
December 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Colombia
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Ecuador
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
January 25, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
France
December 10, 2005 · Premiere · Paris
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Georgia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
December 7, 2005 · Premiere · Berlin
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
January 13, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Greece
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
India
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Iran
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
May 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
March 7, 2008 · TV · RTL 4
March 19, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
December 13, 2005 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
December 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Norway
December 12, 2005 · Theatrical · Age Limit: 11
Oman
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Peru
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
December 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical · German
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical · French
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 6, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Türkiye
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Venezuela
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
More from Peter Jackson
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie · 2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie · 2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie · 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie · 2013
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