Where was King Kong (2005) filmed?
2005 film directed by Peter Jackson
King Kong (2005) was filmed in New York City — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the King Kong franchise
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wellington
🇳🇿 New Zealand
capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
“Scenes set in the Broadway theater from which King Kong makes his escape were filmed in Wellington's Opera House and at the Auckland Civic Theatre.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Miramar
🇳🇿 New Zealand
suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
“Jackson filmed the studio scenes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong in Miramar.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Lower Hutt
🇳🇿 New Zealand
city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand
“Camperdown housed the native village and the Great Wall, while the streets of New York City were constructed on its backlot and at Gracefield in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Opera House
🇳🇿 New Zealand
proscenium theatre in Wellington, New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Civic Theatre
🇳🇿 New Zealand
cinema and performing-arts venue in Auckland, New Zealand
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Civic Theatre New Zealand
“The theatre also gained some fame when its interiors were used in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong, standing in for a New York theatre called The Alhambra.” Wikipedia
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Opera House New Zealand
“The Opera House was used for the theatre scenes in Peter Jackson's 2005 film King Kong.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- The Godfather 1972
- The Avengers 2012
- Batman Begins 2005
- The Godfather Part II 1974
- Spider-Man 2002
- Taxi Driver 1976
- Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
- Joker 2019
- The Godfather Part III 1990
Set in the same places
- Max Payne
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Assassin's Creed III
- Max Payne 3
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Mario Bros.
- Deus Ex
- Prototype
- Assassin's Creed Rogue
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does King Kong have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012), Batman Begins (2005), The Godfather Part II (1974) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.