2 6
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#46

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#2

Peak Rank

#1

27

Years Ranked

42

12

Years in Top 10

11

23.7

Average Rank

21.8

36

Theatrical Releases

38

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice $330.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Amy Adams and Eddie Murphy form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Eddie Murphy the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Eddie Murphy the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Eddie Murphy, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Amy Adams Eddie Murphy

Amy Adams

36 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Dear Evan Hansen $15.0 Million
2018 Vice $47.8 Million
2017 Justice League $229.0 Million
2016 Nocturnal Animals $10.7 Million
2016 Arrival $100.5 Million

Eddie Murphy

38 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2016 Mr. Church $685,780
2012 A Thousand Words $18.5 Million
2011 Tower Heist $78.0 Million
2010 Shrek Forever After $238.7 Million
2009 Imagine That $16.1 Million