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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#12

#1

Peak Rank

#2

42

Years Ranked

45

11

Years in Top 10

24

21.8

Average Rank

10.9

38

Theatrical Releases

47

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 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 Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Cruise's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Cruise, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Tom Cruise

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