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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#78

#1

Peak Rank

#9

42

Years Ranked

45

11

Years in Top 10

1

21.8

Average Rank

41.1

38

Theatrical Releases

36

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Eddie Murphy and Kim Basinger form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Eddie Murphy, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Eddie Murphy holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Eddie Murphy without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Kim Basinger

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

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million