"Kong: Skull Island" introduced King Kong into the MonsterVerse in 2017, while "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" introduced such classic kaiju as King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan in 2019. It also served as the culmination of the four-film Monsterverse that Legendary Entertainment had been building since it released its first "Godzilla" film, directed by Gareth Evans, back in 2014. The long-delayed blockbuster reaped the benefits of two marquee monsters and pent-up demand for moviegoing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kong" stomped its way into theaters in March 2021, it scored the best box office haul for a movie on opening weekend since "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in December 2019. (Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.)
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