Godzilla vs. Kong Theatrical release poster Directed by Adam Wingard Screenplay by Eric Pearson Max Borenstein Story by Terry Rossio Michael Dougherty Zach Shields Based on Godzilla and Mechagodzilla by Toho King Kong by Edgar Wallace Merian C. Cooper Produced by Thomas Tull Jon Jashni Brian Rogers Mary Parent Alex Garcia Eric McLeod Starring Alexander Skarsgård Millie Bobby Brown Rebecca Hall Brian Tyree Henry Shun Oguri Eiza González Julian Dennison Lance Reddick Kyle Chandler Demián Bichir Cinematography Ben Seresin Edited by Josh Schaeffer Music by Tom Holkenborg Production company Legendary Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) Toho (Japan) Release date March 24, 2021 (International) March 31, 2021 (United States) Running time 113 minutes [1] Country United States Language English Budget $155–200 million [a] Box office $467.8 million [2] [8] Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard . A sequel to Kong: Skull Island (20