3 3
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 75

Not Ranked

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#1

Peak Rank

#1

42

Years Ranked

35

11

Years in Top 10

14

21.8

Average Rank

15.6

38

Theatrical Releases

62

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Night at the Museum $250.9 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.6 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Eddie Murphy's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Domestic theatrical output favors Robin Williams, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Robin Williams

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

Robin Williams

62 theatrical releases • $3.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Absolutely Anything $20,169
2015 Boulevard $126,150
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb $113.7 Million
2014 The Face of Love $350,006
2013 The Butler $116.6 Million