Highest Grossing Movies
- UK: Shrek 2 (2004) - £47,548,741
- US: Shrek 2 (2004) - $442,882,067
- World: Shrek 2 (2004) - $930,419,256
Combined grosses
- UK - £277.8 Million
- US - $3.5 Billion
- Global - $5.4 Billion
Highest Rated Movie - Mulan (1998) - 100%
Lowest rated movie - Daddy Day Care (2003) - 2%

Acting credits By Year of release

By Year

By UK Gross

By US Gross

By Global Gross

Starring With

SEE SHORT LIST

Year

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Director(s):

Mark Molloy

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • Kevin Bacon • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Bronson Pinchot

2024

Candy Cane Lane

(Eddie Murphy plays Chris Carver)

Director(s):

Reginald Hudlin

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Tracee Ellis Ross • Jillian Bell • Genneya Walton • Thaddeus J. Mixson

2023

Coming 2 America

(Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson)

Director(s):

Craig Brewer

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Arsenio Hall • Jermaine Fowler • Leslie Jones • Tracy Morgan

2021

Dolemite Is My Name

(Eddie Murphy plays Rudy)

Director(s):

Craig Brewer

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Keegan-Michael Key • Mike Epps • Craig Robinson • Tituss Burgess

2019

Mr. Church

(Eddie Murphy plays Henry Church)

Director(s):

Bruce Beresford

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Britt Robertson • Natascha McElhone • Xavier Samuel • Lucy Fry

2016

A Thousand Words

(Eddie Murphy plays Jack McCall)

Director(s):

Brian Robbins

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Kerry Washington • Emanuel Ragsdale • Jill Basey • Greg Collins

2012

Tower Heist

Director(s):

Brett Ratner

Starring:

Ben Stiller • Eddie Murphy • Casey Affleck • Alan Alda • Matthew Broderick

2011

Shrek Forever After

Director(s):

Mike Mitchell

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Antonio Banderas • Julie Andrews

2010

Imagine That

Director(s):

Karey Kirkpatrick

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Thomas Haden Church • Yara Shahidi • Ronny Cox • Stephen Rannazzisi

2009

Meet Dave

(Eddie Murphy plays Dave / Captain)

Director(s):

Brian Robbins

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Elizabeth Banks • Gabrielle Union • Scott Caan • Ed Helms

2008

Shrek the Third

(Eddie Murphy plays Donkey)

Director(s):

Chris Miller • Raman Hui

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Antonio Banderas • Julie Andrews

2007

Norbit

(Eddie Murphy plays Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong)

Director(s):

Brian Robbins

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Thandiwe Newton • Terry Crews • Clifton Powell • Lester Speight

2007

Dreamgirls

(Eddie Murphy plays James 'Thunder' Early)

Director(s):

Bill Condon

Starring:

Jamie Foxx • Beyoncé Knowles • Eddie Murphy • Danny Glover • Jennifer Hudson

2007

Shrek the Halls

Director(s):

Gary Trousdale

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Antonio Banderas • Cody Cameron

2007

Shrek 2

Director(s):

Andrew Adamson • Kelly Asbury

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Julie Andrews • Antonio Banderas

2004

The Haunted Mansion

Director(s):

Rob Minkoff

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Terence Stamp • Nathaniel Parker • Marsha Thomason • Jennifer Tilly

2004

Daddy Day Care

Director(s):

Steve Carr

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Jeff Garlin • Steve Zahn • Regina King • Kevin Nealon

2003

I Spy

Director(s):

Betty Thomas

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Owen Wilson • Famke Janssen • Malcolm McDowell • Gary Cole

2003

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Director(s):

Ron Underwood

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Randy Quaid • Rosario Dawson • Joe Pantoliano • Jay Mohr

2002

Showtime

(Eddie Murphy plays Officer Trey Sellars)

Director(s):

Tom Dey

Starring:

Robert De Niro • Rachael Harris • Eddie Murphy • Zaid Farid • Alex Borstein

2002

Dr. Dolittle 2

Director(s):

Steve Carr

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Kristen Wilson • Raven-Symon • Kyla Pratt • Lil Zane

2001

Shrek

(Eddie Murphy plays Donkey)

Director(s):

Andrew Adamson • Vicky Jenson

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • John Lithgow • Vincent Cassel

2001

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Director(s):

Peter Segal

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Janet Jackson • Larry Miller • John Ales • Richard Gant

2000

Bowfinger

Director(s):

Frank Oz

Starring:

Steve Martin • Eddie Murphy • Heather Graham • Christine Baranski • Jamie Kennedy

1999

Life

Director(s):

Ted Demme

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Martin Lawrence • Obba Babatund • Nick Cassavetes • Anthony Anderson

1999

Holy Man

Director(s):

Stephen Herek

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Jeff Goldblum • Kelly Preston • Robert Loggia • Jon Cryer

1999

Mulan

(Eddie Murphy plays Mushu)

Director(s):

Tony Bancroft • Barry Cook

Starring:

Miguel Ferrer • Harvey Fierstein • Freda Foh Shen • June Foray • James Hong

1998

Doctor Dolittle

Director(s):

Betty Thomas

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Ossie Davis • Oliver Platt • Peter Boyle • Richard Schiff

1998

Metro

Director(s):

Thomas Carter

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Kim Miyori • Art Evans • James Carpenter • Michael Rapaport

1997

The Nutty Professor

(Eddie Murphy plays Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump)

Director(s):

Tom Shadyac

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Jada Pinkett Smith • James Coburn • Larry Miller • Dave Chappelle

1996

Vampire In Brooklyn

Director(s):

Wes Craven

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Angela Bassett • Allen Payne • Kadeem Hardison • John Witherspoon

1996

Beverly Hills Cop III

(Eddie Murphy plays Det. Axel Foley)

Director(s):

John Landis

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Jon Tenney • Joey Travolta • Eugene Collier • Jimmy Ortega

1994

The Distinguished Gentleman

(Eddie Murphy plays Thomas Jefferson Johnson)

Director(s):

Jonathan Lynn

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Lane Smith • Sheryl Lee Ralph • Joe Don Baker • Victoria Rowell

1993

Boomerang

Director(s):

Reginald Hudlin

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Robin Givens • Halle Berry • David Alan Grier • Martin Lawrence

1992

Another 48 Hrs

(Eddie Murphy plays Reggie Hammond)

Director(s):

Walter Hill

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Nick Nolte • Brion James • Kevin Tighe • Ed ORoss

1990

Harlem Nights

(Eddie Murphy plays Quick)

Director(s):

Eddie Murphy

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Richard Pryor • Redd Foxx • Danny Aiello • Michael Lerner

1990

Coming to America

(Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson)

Director(s):

John Landis

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Arsenio Hall • James Earl Jones • John Amos • Madge Sinclair

1988

Beverly Hills Cop II

(Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley)

Director(s):

Tony Scott

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • Jurgen Prochnow • Ronny Cox • John Ashton

1987

The Golden Child

Director(s):

Michael Ritchie

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Charles Dance • Charlotte Lewis • Victor Wong • Randall Tex Cobb

1987

Beverly Hills Cop

(Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley)

Director(s):

Martin Brest

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • John Ashton • Lisa Eilbacher • Ronny Cox

1985

Best Defense

(Eddie Murphy plays Lieutenant T.M. Landry)

Director(s):

Willard Huyck

Starring:

Dudley Moore • Eddie Murphy • Kate Capshaw • George Dzundza • Helen Shaver

1984

Trading Places

(Eddie Murphy plays Billy Ray Valentine)

Director(s):

John Landis

Starring:

Denholm Elliott • Dan Aykroyd • Maurice Woods • Richard D. Fisher Jr. • Jim Gallagher

1983

48 Hrs

(Eddie Murphy plays Reggie Hammond)

Director(s):

Walter Hill

Starring:

Nick Nolte • Eddie Murphy • Annette O'Toole • Frank McRae • James Remar

1982