Eddie Murphy
#100 Actor▲452 filmsPeak 74.3
52 films · $6.9B lifetime box office
$6.9B
Box Office
74.34
Score
52
Movies
0/1
Oscars
1G
8.1
Shrek Stories
Best Film
4.3
Best Defense
Lowest
Frequent Collaborators
Top co-stars, plus a director with real repeat history (3+ films)
Top 5 Box Office Hits
1
Shrek 2
$932.5M
2
Shrek the Third
$808.3M
3
Shrek Forever After
$752.6M
4
Shrek
$489.7M
5
Beverly Hills Cop
$316.4M
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Eddie Murphy's box office skyline
Every bar is that film's own poster, scaled to its worldwide gross — 10 films, no gaps.
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Eddie MurphyRatings
TMDB rating for every film
Career Zoom · Full career (1982–2025)
6.4
1
The Pickup
2025
6.6
2
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
6.0
3
Candy Cane Lane
2023
5.6
4
You People
2023
6.3
5
Coming 2 America
2021
5.8
6
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
7.0
7
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
7.4
8
Mr. Church
2016
8.1
9
Shrek Stories
2013
7.7
10
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
6.1
11
A Thousand Words
2012
6.1
12
Tower Heist
2011
5.2
13
The Women of SNL
2010
6.4
14
Shrek Forever After
2010
6.0
15
Imagine That
2009
5.3
16
Meet Dave
2008
6.3
17
Shrek the Third
2007
5.7
18
Norbit
2007
7.3
19
Shrek 2
2004
5.7
20
The Haunted Mansion
2003
5.9
21
Daddy Day Care
2003
5.4
22
I Spy
2002
4.4
23
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
5.6
24
Showtime
2002
5.3
25
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
7.8
26
Shrek
2001
5.0
27
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
5.6
28
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
6.2
29
Bowfinger
1999
6.7
30
Life
1999
5.2
31
Holy Man
1998
5.7
32
Doctor Dolittle
1998
7.9
33
Mulan
1998
7.6
34
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998
5.7
35
Metro
1997
5.6
36
The Nutty Professor
1996
5.1
37
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
5.9
38
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
6.0
39
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
5.7
40
Boomerang
1992
6.0
41
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
6.1
42
Harlem Nights
1989
7.3
43
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
1989
6.9
44
Coming to America
1988
7.3
45
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
6.5
46
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
5.9
47
The Golden Child
1986
7.2
48
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
4.3
49
Best Defense
1984
7.6
50
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1983
7.2
51
Trading Places
1983
6.7
52
48 Hrs.
1982