6 2
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#49

#1

Peak Rank

#8

42

Years Ranked

36

11

Years in Top 10

2

21.8

Average Rank

34.3

38

Theatrical Releases

45

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.4 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Eddie Murphy and Elijah Wood 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.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Eddie Murphy, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. 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

Eddie Murphy Elijah Wood

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Elijah Wood

45 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come $23.0 Million
2025 The Monkey $39.7 Million
2025 The Toxic Avenger $2.9 Million
2024 Bookworm $9,446
2020 Come to Daddy $96,713