3 5
Age 40

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 28

#2

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

10

Years Ranked

7

6

Years in Top 10

5

9.4

Average Rank

6.6

12

Theatrical Releases

8

Ghostbusters $229.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Beverly Hills Cop $234.8 Million

$661.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$845.8 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sigourney Weaver Eddie Murphy

Sigourney Weaver

12 theatrical releases • $661.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Ghostbusters II $112.5 Million
1988 Working Girl $63.8 Million
1988 Gorillas in the Mist $24.7 Million
1987 One Woman or Two $179,000
1986 Half Moon Street $1.1 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

By the 1989 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Eddie Murphy the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Eddie Murphy the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Eddie Murphy without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.