2 5
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#50

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#7

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

42

4

Years in Top 10

11

29.7

Average Rank

21.8

38

Theatrical Releases

38

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eddie Murphy form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Eddie Murphy holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Eddie Murphy the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Eddie Murphy, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Arnold Schwarzenegger Eddie Murphy

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Arnold Schwarzenegger

38 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate $62.3 Million
2015 Terminator Genisys $89.8 Million
2015 Maggie $187,112
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million
2014 Sabotage $10.5 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