

King Kong vs. Godzilla
Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $12.6M
- Language
- Japanese
- island
- japan
- helicopter
- octopus
- mutant
- giant monster
- giant lizard
- sequel
- jungle
- tokyo, japan
- dinosaur
- gojira
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNippon Theater, Honolulu, Hawaii. JP audio w/EN subs. Exact date unknown.1 Nov 1962
- PhysicalNRThe Criterion Collection Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975". Packaged with US theatrical version.29 Oct 2019
GermanyDE
- Physical12Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Includes JP & DE audio for original cut, DE subs for W. German & US theatrical versions.31 Mar 2013
JapanJP
- Theatrical11 Aug 1962
- TheatricalRe-release25 Jul 1964
- TheatricalToho Champion Festival, Spring 1970. Shortened 74-minute cut by Ishirō Honda.21 Mar 1970
- TheatricalToho Champion Festival, Spring 1977. Same shortened cut from 1970 release.19 Mar 1977
- Physical"DVD Toho" DVD21 Apr 2001
- PhysicalTOHO Visual Entertainment Blu-ray. Uses portions of the US version for its restoration, from Universal's 2014 BD. Includes Champion Festival cut.16 Jul 2014
- Theatrical4K restoration re-release14 Jul 2016
- PhysicalTOHO Visual Entertainment Limited 4K UHD + Blu-ray & Standard Blu-ray. Includes Champion Festival cut.12 May 2021
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical21 Jul 1976
SingaporeSG
- Theatrical27 Apr 1963
TaiwanTW
- TheatricalRelease titled "金剛鬥恐龍"9 Nov 1962
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King Kong vs. Godzilla was released on 11 August 1962.
Audience reviews
2- I7/10
insanenerd101
10/28/2016
What is there to say about an early monster movie where two of the worlds biggest monsters come together and beat each other up in clunky looking rubber suits? Alright, well it may not be up to the high tech standards of film we're so use to today, King Kong vs. Godzilla is credited as being one of the first "versus" films to start the now very popular trend of bringing franchises together. What an interesting idea. …
- N10/10
nuttyhuddy
9/6/2023
The original clash of the Titans you think the first crossover with these two would take a long time, but no it happened in 1962 and was both monsters third movie but their first in color the characters in this movie are actually pretty entertaining. Definitely better than the characters in raids again. Mr Tako definitely being the stand out in the movie Godzilla’s design looks pretty good although if you do look…
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