King Kong franchise

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film franchise media franchise

The King Kong franchise is a long-running series of films and related media centered on the giant ape King Kong, spanning from the original 1933 classic to modern reboots and crossovers.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
King Kong universe 4
King Kong film series 2
King Kong 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film franchise ⓘ
media franchise ⓘ
basedOn character King Kong ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossesOverWith Godzilla–Kong MonsterVerse ⓘ
surface form: Godzilla franchise

Godzilla–Kong MonsterVerse ⓘ
surface form: MonsterVerse
firstWork film King Kong (1933) ⓘ
surface form: King Kong (1933 film)
genre adventure film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
monster film ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ
hasCharacter Ann Darrow ⓘ
Carl Denham ⓘ
Dwan ⓘ
Godzilla ⓘ
Jack Driscoll ⓘ
James Conrad ⓘ
King Kong ⓘ
Mason Weaver ⓘ
Mechani-Kong ⓘ
Preston Packard ⓘ
includesMedium animated films ⓘ
comic books ⓘ
feature films ⓘ
television series ⓘ
theme park attractions ⓘ
video games ⓘ
influenced giant monster genre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter King Kong ⓘ
notableReboot King Kong (1976 film) ⓘ
King Kong (2005 film) ⓘ
Kong: Skull Island ⓘ
surface form: Kong: Skull Island (2017 film)
notableWork Godzilla vs. Kong ⓘ
surface form: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021 film)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ⓘ
surface form: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024 film)

film King Kong (1933) ⓘ
surface form: King Kong (1933 film)

King Kong (1976 film) ⓘ
King Kong (2005 film) ⓘ
King Kong Escapes (1967 film) ⓘ
King Kong Lives ⓘ
surface form: King Kong Lives (1986 film)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) ⓘ
Kong: Skull Island ⓘ
surface form: Kong: Skull Island (2017 film)

Mighty Joe Young ⓘ
surface form: Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)

Son of Kong ⓘ
surface form: Son of Kong (1933 film)

The Mighty Kong (1998 animated film) ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
Skull Island ⓘ
theme Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) ⓘ
surface form: beauty and the beast

giant monsters ⓘ
man versus nature ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Skull Island → appearsIn → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Venture (ship) → appearsIn → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Fred Wilson → basedOn → King Kong franchise ⓘ
subject surface form: Fred Wilson (King Kong 1976)
this entity surface form: King Kong character universe
King Kong novels → basedOn → King Kong franchise ⓘ
MonsterVerse films → featuresFranchise → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Skull Island → fictionalHomeOf → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong
Captain Englehorn → fictionalUniverse → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong universe
Jack Prescott → fictionalUniverse → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Kiko → fictionalUniverse → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong universe
Carl Denham → franchise → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Fred Wilson → franchise → King Kong franchise ⓘ
subject surface form: Fred Wilson (King Kong 1976)
Kiko → franchise → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Son of Kong → franchise → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Captain Englehorn → notableWorkContext → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong series
King Kong (2005 film) → partOf → King Kong franchise ⓘ
King Kong comics → partOf → King Kong franchise ⓘ
King Kong novels → partOf → King Kong franchise ⓘ
Skull Island → partOf → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong universe
Nils Helstrom → partOfSeries → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong film series
Son of Kong → partOfSeries → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong film series
Venture (ship) → universe → King Kong franchise ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Kong universe
Captain Englehorn → workFeaturedIn → King Kong franchise ⓘ