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King Kong

1976 • PG • 2h 14m • Adventure, Fantasy, Horror • Paramount Pictures

The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.

🍅 55% 32% MC 61 LB 2.99 IMDb 6.0

King Kong Box Office

Opening Weekend
$7.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$52.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$90.6M
$38.0M international
Domestic Legs7.5x
Budget$23M
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 17-19 1 $7.02M — $7.02M 974 $7.2K 1

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Guillermin
ScreenplayLorenzo Semple Jr.
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
CinematographyRichard H. Kline
Music byJohn Barry
StarringJeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, René Auberjonois, Ed Lauter
StudioParamount Pictures

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