<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> Total (2 films): $345 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> Total (2 films): $1.095 billion </Td> </Tr> <P> The MonsterVerse is an American media franchise and shared fictional universe that is centered on a series of monster films featuring Godzilla and King Kong, produced by Legendary Entertainment and co-produced and distributed by Warner Bros . The first installment was Godzilla (2014), a reboot of the Godzilla franchise, which was followed by Kong: Skull Island (2017), a reboot of the King Kong franchise . The next film to be released will be Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), followed by Godzilla vs. Kong (2020). The series has grossed over $1 billion worldwide so far . </P> <P> Legendary Entertainment confirmed at the July 2014 San Diego Comic - Con International that it had acquired the rights to Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from Toho and revealed concept footage with the closing title cards reading "Conflict: inevitable . Let them fight". In September 2015, Legendary announced that the film Kong: Skull Island would not be developed with Universal Studios . Instead, it would be developed with Warner Bros., which sparked media speculation that Godzilla and King Kong would appear in a film together . </P>

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