The MonsterVerse may not be as large as the MCU and the DCU, but its own franchise rakes in millions with every release. With the upcoming release of Godzilla vs Kong: The New Empire, let's look at the other movies in the franchise. Here are your MonsterVerse movies in order of obscurity to the iconic ones.
MonsterVerse Movies In Order of Most Obscure to Most Iconic Ones
Separately, there are 13 King Kong movies and 38 Godzilla movies under their franchises. Officially, the MonsterVerse started in 2014 but has continued to this day.
With this, here's a list of how to watch Godzilla, King Kong, and MonsterVerse movies in order:
Godzilla Movies in Chronological Order
The Godzilla franchise not only consists of films, it also has plenty of TV series, novels, comic books, video games, and other merch.
Because of how big it is, the Guinness World Records has recognized the franchise as the "longest continuously running film franchise."
Out of the 38 films, 33 were produced and distributed by Toho Co, Ltd. The remaining five were produced by TriStar Pictures and Legendary Pictures.
Here are the films under the franchise:
- Godzilla (1954)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1984)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
King Kong Movies in Chronological Order
Unlike Godzilla, King Kong is an American-produced and created franchise.
Since the first King Kong movie, there have been 12 films that followed. The franchise also spawned TV shows, novels, comic books, video games, attractions, and merch.
In some movies, Kong is a benevolent character. Others have also shown him to be a violent protagonist.
Here are the King Kong movies:
- King Kong (1933)
- Son of Kong (1933)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- King Kong (1976)
- King Kong Lives (1986)
- King Kong (2005)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
MonsterVerse Movies in Chronological Order
The MonsterVerse franchise is fairly new. While the shared fictional universe mainly features King Kong and Godzilla, other characters created and owned by Toho Co., Ltd. are expected to appear.
As of this writing, there are five films and two TV shows in the franchise.
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has not yet been released, but it's expected to break the records of previous films.
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