3 4
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#23

#1

Peak Rank

#1

42

Years Ranked

34

11

Years in Top 10

14

21.8

Average Rank

15.1

38

Theatrical Releases

29

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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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 Leonardo DiCaprio 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 biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Leonardo DiCaprio's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Leonardo DiCaprio and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Leonardo DiCaprio

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