
King Kong

The eighth wonder of the world.
Rating: 6.9 out of 10TMDB(8.8K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Oscars for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing (2006)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Production Design (2006)
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Box office
Grossed $562M worldwide, about 2.7 times its $207M budget
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Based on
Based on King Kong
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Zealand and New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by James Newton Howard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrew Lesnie
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Philippa BoyensWriter
- Fran WalshWriter
- Peter JacksonWriter
- Merian C. CooperOriginal Story
- Edgar WallaceOriginal Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 12, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $207M
- Revenue
- $562.4M
- Countries
- United States of America, New Zealand, Germany
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In the United States
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