King Kong, 1933

24 Feet.

King Kong vs. Godzilla, 1962

Size: 148 Feet.

Initially, Japanese filmmakers wanted to pit a giant Frankenstein against Godzilla.

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In the end, they picked Kong, scaling him up for more of a fair fight.

This time he faced off against his evil robot doppelganger, Mechani-Kong.

Kong: Skull Island, 2017

SIZE: 100 Feet

Talk about a growth spurt.

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In preparation for 2020sGodzilla vs. Kong, everyones favorite ape got another size upgrade.

KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, (aka KINGUKONGU TAI GOJIRA), Shoichi Hirose, 1962

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KING KONG ESCAPES, (aka KINGUKONGO NO GYAKUSHU), Kingukongu (Haruo Nakajima), 1967.

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KING KONG, 1976

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KING KONG (2005)King Kong and Naomi Watts

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KONG: SKULL ISLAND, King Kong, 2017. ©Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

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