2 6
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#10

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

42

7

Years in Top 10

11

35.2

Average Rank

21.8

28

Theatrical Releases

38

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

The 2026 comparison presents Brie Larson and Eddie Murphy through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Eddie Murphy the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Brie Larson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Eddie Murphy, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brie Larson Eddie Murphy

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brie Larson

28 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $429.6 Million
2023 The Marvels $84.5 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings $224.5 Million
2019 Just Mercy $36.0 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