

King Kong
The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
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6.3/10
968 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $90.6M
- Language
- English
- indigenous
- giant snake
- remake
- giant animal
- world trade center
- manhattan, new york city
- giant ape
- indian ocean
- animal horror
- king kong
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG17 Dec 1976
- TVNBC (Part 1)16 Sept 1978
- TVNBC (Part 2)17 Sept 1978
- PhysicalPGDVD27 Jul 1999
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray11 May 2021
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG26 Dec 1976
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG30 Dec 1976
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG17 Dec 1976
- PhysicalBlu-ray11 May 2021
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalATP23 Dec 1976
BrazilBR
- Theatrical20 Dec 1976
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical23 Jun 1977
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1117 Dec 1976
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1216 Dec 1977
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP15 Dec 1976
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1216 Dec 1976
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical20 Jan 1977
Frequently asked questions
King Kong was released on 15 December 1976.
Audience reviews
5- T7/10
talisencrw
1/16/2016
I had first seen the outstanding original of 'King Kong', still transcendent and captivating in its then-prescient use of special effects wizardry, then Sir Peter Jackson's recent remake, which was still extremely impressive. I had only heard horrible things about the 70's version, but I have come to admire Guillermin's films that I had watched, and look at that cast, so when I found the blu used, for a good price, I…
- J5/10
John Chard
6/12/2019
No, you're dead wrong. He was the terror, the mystery of their lives, and the magic. 1976 and I had already been spellbound and terrified by Jaws the year previously, I mean I was only 10 years old. Having been introduced by my film loving parents to the original King Kong from 1933, as soon as this update - in colour - was released, I stood in that queue for two hours to see it. I was spellbound, absolutely loved…
- J6/10
JPV852
5/7/2021
A bit long but not terrible and had some adorably funny moments like seeing a man in an ape outfit tossing around a model train or hiding behind a building to avoid a helicopter. But seriously, the ape costume wasn't bad however his expressions were at times creepy, especially when looking at Dwan. Certainly one of the lesser of the Kong movies (though haven't seen King Kong Lives) but I guess watchable. **3.0/5**
- C5/10
CinemaSerf
11/4/2022
OK, so it was always going to be very difficult to get anywhere near the 1933 version so I suppose the question here is - why bother? Well, they did - and what we have here is a bit of a shocker. The character names have been changed and the plot line updated to suggest this is more about oil exploration than beastie hunting, but thereafter the story is the same as the glamorous "Dwan" (Jessica Lange) becomes the app…
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/10/2023
Usually I hate remakes... but I also used to not like DC. And then the heavily bashed New 52 came around, I was talking to a friend of mine, and the Flash in New 52 wasn't his Flash. He hated it out of principal. I think that is what happened here, because the '33 film reached for the stars. The technology they had wasn't all there, and they did their absolute best with it to make the absolute best film they could…
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