King Kong (1976)

King Kong
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,614,445Details
International Box Office $38,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $90,614,445
OpusData ID: 10280100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,023,921 (13.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:974 opening theaters/974 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,823 $52,614,445
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $38,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,086 $90,614,445

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 134 minutes
Franchise: King Kong
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Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Action Adventure, Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,823 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,374 $52,614,445
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1976 4 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 366 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $52,614,445

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1976 1 $7,023,921   974 $7,211   $7,023,921 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $38,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,937 $38,000,000
Top 1976 Movies at the International Box Office 2 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,310 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,057 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $38,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,086 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,556 $90,614,445
Top 1976 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 3 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,038 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,665 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 506 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $90,614,445

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 14, 202447,061 7,061$201,733$201,733960

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Supporting Cast

Lobo Chan    Choy
Ed Lauter    Carnahan

Uncategorized

Corbin Bernsen    Reporter
René Auberjonois    Bagley
Jeff Bridges    Jack Prescott
Charles Grodin    Fred Wilson
Jessica Lange    Dwan
Peter Cullen    King Kong

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Guillermin    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,023,921 (13.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:974 opening theaters/974 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,823 $52,614,445
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $38,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,086 $90,614,445

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 134 minutes
Franchise: King Kong
Comparisons: vs. King Kong
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Action Adventure, Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Lobo Chan    Choy
Ed Lauter    Carnahan

Uncategorized

Corbin Bernsen    Reporter
René Auberjonois    Bagley
Jeff Bridges    Jack Prescott
Charles Grodin    Fred Wilson
Jessica Lange    Dwan
Peter Cullen    King Kong

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Guillermin    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,823 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,374 $52,614,445
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1976 4 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 366 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $52,614,445
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $52,614,445

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1976 1 $7,023,921   974 $7,211   $7,023,921 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $38,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,937 $38,000,000
Top 1976 Movies at the International Box Office 2 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,310 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,057 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $38,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $38,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,086 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,556 $90,614,445
Top 1976 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 3 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,038 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,665 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 506 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $90,614,445
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $90,614,445

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 14, 202447,061 7,061$201,733$201,733960

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.