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Starring:

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Acting credits By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.

Shrek 2 / 2004

$442,882,067
2.

Shrek the Third / 2007

Director(s):
Chris MillerRaman Hui

$322,719,944
3.

Shrek / 2001

$267,665,011
4.

Shrek Forever After / 2010

Director(s):
$238,736,787
5.

Beverly Hills Cop / 1985

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • John Ashton • Lisa Eilbacher • Ronny Cox
$234,760,478
6.

Beverly Hills Cop II / 1987

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • Jurgen Prochnow • Ronny Cox • John Ashton
$153,665,036
7.

Doctor Dolittle / 1998

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Ossie Davis • Oliver Platt • Peter Boyle • Richard Schiff
$144,156,605
8.

The Nutty Professor / 1996

Director(s):
Tom Shadyac

Starring:
Eddie MurphyJada Pinkett Smith • James Coburn • Larry Miller • Dave Chappelle
$128,814,019
9.

Coming to America / 1988

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Arsenio Hall • James Earl Jones • John Amos • Madge Sinclair
$128,152,301
10.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps / 2000

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyJanet Jackson • Larry Miller • John Ales • Richard Gant
$123,305,415
11.

Mulan / 1998

Director(s):
Tony BancroftBarry Cook

Starring:
Miguel Ferrer • Harvey Fierstein • Freda Foh Shen • June Foray • James Hong
$120,620,254
12.

Dr. Dolittle 2 / 2001

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Kristen Wilson • Raven-Symon • Kyla Pratt • Lil Zane
$112,952,899
13.

Daddy Day Care / 2003

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Jeff Garlin • Steve Zahn • Regina King • Kevin Nealon
$104,297,061
14.

Dreamgirls / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
$103,365,956
15.

Norbit / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyThandiwe NewtonTerry Crews • Clifton Powell • Lester Speight
$95,673,607
16.

Trading Places / 1983

Director(s):
Starring:
Denholm Elliott • Dan Aykroyd • Maurice Woods • Richard D. Fisher Jr. • Jim Gallagher
$90,404,800
17.

Another 48 Hrs / 1990

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Nick Nolte • Brion James • Kevin Tighe • Ed ORoss
$80,818,974
18.

The Golden Child / 1987

Director(s):
Michael Ritchie

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Charles Dance • Charlotte Lewis • Victor Wong • Randall Tex Cobb
$79,817,937
19.

48 Hrs / 1982

Director(s):
Starring:
Nick Nolte • Eddie Murphy • Annette O'Toole • Frank McRae • James Remar
$78,868,508
20.

Tower Heist / 2011

Director(s):
Starring:
Ben StillerEddie Murphy • Casey Affleck • Alan Alda • Matthew Broderick
$78,046,570
21.

The Haunted Mansion / 2004

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Terence Stamp • Nathaniel Parker • Marsha Thomason • Jennifer Tilly
$75,847,266
22.

Boomerang / 1992

Director(s):
Reginald Hudlin

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Robin Givens • Halle Berry • David Alan Grier • Martin Lawrence
$70,052,444
23.

Bowfinger / 1999

Director(s):
Starring:
Steve MartinEddie MurphyHeather Graham • Christine Baranski • Jamie Kennedy
$66,384,775
24.

Life / 1999

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyMartin Lawrence • Obba Babatund • Nick Cassavetes • Anthony Anderson
$64,016,268
25.

Harlem Nights / 1990

Director(s):
Eddie Murphy

Starring:
Eddie MurphyRichard Pryor • Redd Foxx • Danny Aiello • Michael Lerner
$60,864,870
26.

The Distinguished Gentleman / 1993

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Lane Smith • Sheryl Lee Ralph • Joe Don Baker • Victoria Rowell
$46,666,502
27.

Beverly Hills Cop III / 1994

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Jon Tenney • Joey Travolta • Eugene Collier • Jimmy Ortega
$42,614,912
28.

Showtime / 2002

Director(s):
Tom Dey

Starring:
Robert De NiroRachael HarrisEddie Murphy • Zaid Farid • Alex Borstein
$38,082,712
29.

I Spy / 2003

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyOwen WilsonFamke Janssen • Malcolm McDowell • Gary Cole
$33,508,254
30.

Metro / 1997

Director(s):
Thomas Carter

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Kim Miyori • Art Evans • James Carpenter • Michael Rapaport
$18,734,917
31.

A Thousand Words / 2012

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Kerry Washington • Emanuel Ragsdale • Jill Basey • Greg Collins
$18,374,527
32.

Vampire In Brooklyn / 1996

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Angela Bassett • Allen Payne • Kadeem Hardison • John Witherspoon
$18,239,390
33.

Imagine That / 2009

Director(s):
Karey Kirkpatrick

Starring:
Eddie MurphyThomas Haden Church • Yara Shahidi • Ronny Cox • Stephen Rannazzisi
$16,088,610
34.

Meet Dave / 2008

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyElizabeth Banks • Gabrielle Union • Scott Caan • Ed Helms
$11,802,056
35.

Holy Man / 1999

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyJeff Goldblum • Kelly Preston • Robert Loggia • Jon Cryer
$8,987,319
36.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash / 2002

Director(s):
Ron Underwood

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Randy Quaid • Rosario Dawson • Joe Pantoliano • Jay Mohr
$4,366,829
37.

Mr. Church / 2016

Director(s):
Bruce Beresford

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Britt Robertson • Natascha McElhone • Xavier Samuel • Lucy Fry
$685,717