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[This Day in Horror] ‘King Kong’ Was Released in Theaters
Not THE King Kong, but the 1976 King Kong that starred Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin and Jessica Lange – yes, Lange from “American Horror Story” – opened in theaters across America.
Budgeted at $24 million, the John Guillermin-directed “remake” made $52 million at the box office. It opened to $7,023,921 on December 17 weekend in 1976. It was the 7th highest grossing film of 1977. The great Dino De Laurentiis produced this gem.
“The Big Apple is again besieged by the monstrous King Kong. Bridges and Lange star in this ambitious remake of the 1933 original, which adds a great deal of camp and good fun to the story. Again, the gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high above the streets of New York, this time plunging from the top of the World Trade Center to his death amidst thousands of horrified onlookers.”
King Kong won an Oscar for special effects.
It’s been 17 years since the release of horror sequel The Descent: Part 2, and the film is returning to physical media with a brand new 4K Ultra HD SteelBook from Lionsgate Limited.
This marks the first time The Descent: Part 2 has been released on 4K in the U.S.
Now up for pre-order, the 4K SteelBook will be released on August 11, 2026.
The Descent: Part 2 follows Sarah Carter (Shauna Macdonald) — dazed, bloodied, and speechless — as she emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where the events of The Descent occurred. Forced back underground to help the rescue team search for her missing girlfriends, Sarah’s fractured memories begin to return, and she realizes the full horror of what lurks in the depths of the caves. But the rescue team is about to face a new tribe of deformed crawlers — even more viciously feral than those Sarah encountered before.
- The Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K includes new special features:
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Shauna Macdonald
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Krysten Cummings - Legacy Special Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Jon Harris and Actors Shauna Macdonald, Krysten Cummings, and Anna Skellern
• The Making of The Descent: Part 2: Deeper & Darker
• The Genesis
• Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
• EPK B-roll
• EPK Interview Clips
• Production Design Gallery
• Storyboard Gallery
• U.S. Trailer
• International Trailer
The 2-Disc 4K & Blu-ray release features new SteelBook art by Matt Ryan Tobin.
Check it out below and pre-order your copy from Lionsgate Limited today.
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