The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Name: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Director: Seth Gordon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-03-25
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 7.734
Cast: Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, Mark Alpiger, Greg Bond

“Don't get chumpatized”

March 25, 2007PG-131h 23mTMDB ★ 7.7

Letterboxd

4.02/5

37490 reviews

4.02/5 Trailer

In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.

Genres

Documentary

Studio

New Line Cinema

Language

Status

Released

Box Office

How The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters performed

Budget

N/A

Worldwide Gross

$790,128

Gross Profit

N/A

Return

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Opening Wknd (est.)

$152K

Domestic (est.)

International (est.)

$435K$356K

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~55/45, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Documentary) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.