Godzilla vs. Kong

Released in March 2021 simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs. Kong pits Monsterverse titans against each other in a brisk 113-minute crowd-pleaser. Monarch geologists guide Kong into the Hollow Earth to recover an ancient energy source, while Apex Cybernetics secretly wires King Ghidorah's severed skull to pilot Mechagodzilla. Grossing $470 million worldwide on a $155-200 million budget, the film's Hong Kong climax—with Godzilla charging Kong's dorsal-plate axe—cemented the Monsterverse's commercial momentum.