King Kong was released in Germany in the United States on 14 December 2005 and on 16 December and opened $ 50.1 million. Though it was less than expected, King Kong made domestic and universal, which eventually added up to $ 550 million, at that time Universal became the fourth highest grossing film in the history of the movie. It produced $ 100 million in DVD sales in its home video release. The film stores confidence reviews from critics and appears in several top ten lists for 2005. It was appreciated for its special effects, performance, sense of philosophy, and evaluation of the original 1933.