4 3
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 35

#28

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

19

7

Years in Top 10

2

12.7

Average Rank

25.4

18

Theatrical Releases

13

Beverly Hills Cop $234.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Twister $241.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$530.5 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Helen Hunt

Eddie Murphy

18 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1998 Mulan $120.6 Million
1998 Holy Man $12.1 Million
1998 Doctor Dolittle $144.2 Million
1997 Metro $32.0 Million
1996 The Nutty Professor $128.8 Million

Helen Hunt

13 theatrical releases • $530.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1997 As Good As It Gets $148.5 Million
1996 Twister $241.7 Million
1995 Kiss of Death $14.9 Million
1992 The Waterdance $1.7 Million
1992 Mr. Saturday Night $13.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

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

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Eddie Murphy the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Eddie Murphy and remains tied to the selected ranking season.