King Kong

Details

Release year: 2005

Storyline

A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Top credits

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Did you know

• It took 18 months to craft the CGI version of the Empire State Building, four months longer than it took to build the real one.

• As a personal favor for Sir Peter Jackson, Bryan Singer, who was in Australia working on Superman Returns (2006), spent two days directing the King Kong vs. V-Rex confrontation sequence. He was given a "Special Thanks" at the end credits.

• Andy Serkis: [motion capture acting] Andy Serkis had 132 motion capture sensors attached to his face, so that his every facial expression could be captured and shown on King Kong's face.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $218,080,025

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $50,130,145 (2005-12-18)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby Digital EX, SDDS, DTS-ES, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital

Aspect ratio

2.39 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• What happened to the natives after they hid?
• Why does Kong decide to save Ann from the dinosaurs even after he felt disrespected by her for being told not to keep pushing her with his finger?
• Why is Kong mad with Jack? Is it because he took Ann away from him or he was responsible for his capture?