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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 85

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#88

#1

Peak Rank

#5

42

Years Ranked

41

11

Years in Top 10

5

21.8

Average Rank

46.9

38

Theatrical Releases

34

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$584.5 Million

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

As of the selected ranking year, Eddie Murphy and Faye Dunaway form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Eddie Murphy the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Eddie Murphy the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Eddie Murphy while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Faye Dunaway

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

Faye Dunaway

34 theatrical releases • $584.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 The Case for Christ $14.7 Million
2002 The Rules of Attraction $6.5 Million
2000 The Yards $889,352
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc $14.3 Million
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair $69.3 Million