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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 81

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#85

#1

Peak Rank

#2

42

Years Ranked

42

11

Years in Top 10

9

21.8

Average Rank

42.4

38

Theatrical Releases

27

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

The First Wives Club $105.5 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$851.7 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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

Eddie Murphy Goldie Hawn

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

Goldie Hawn

27 theatrical releases • $851.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Snatched $45.9 Million
2002 The Banger Sisters $30.3 Million
2001 Town & Country $6.7 Million
1999 The Out-of-Towners $28.5 Million
1996 Everyone Says I Love You $9.8 Million