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Eddie Murphy

Robin Williams

Head-to-Head Comparison

Eddie Murphy

3 : 4

Robin Williams

#20

Current Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

15

9

Years in Top 10

6

9 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

5 years

12

Years in Top 50

15

Beverly Hills Cop $234.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Eddie Murphy

12 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III $42.6 Million
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman $46.7 Million
1992 Boomerang $70.1 Million
1990 Another 48 Hrs. $80.8 Million
1989 Harlem Nights $60.9 Million
1988 Coming to America $128.2 Million
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II $153.7 Million
1986 The Golden Child $79.8 Million
1984 Beverly Hills Cop $234.8 Million
1984 Best Defense $19.3 Million
1983 Trading Places $90.4 Million
1982 48 Hrs. $78.9 Million

Robin Williams

20 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1994 Being Human $1.5 Million
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million
1992 Toys $23.3 Million
1992 Aladdin $217.4 Million
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest $24.7 Million
1992 Shakes the Clown $115,103
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1991 The Fisher King $41.9 Million
1991 Dead Again $38.0 Million
1990 Awakenings $52.1 Million
1990 Cadillac Man $27.6 Million
1989 Dead Poets Society $95.9 Million
1989 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen $8.1 Million
1987 Good Morning Vietnam $123.9 Million
1986 Club Paradise $12.3 Million
1986 The Best of Times $7.8 Million
1984 Moscow on the Hudson $25.1 Million
1983 The Survivors $14.0 Million
1982 The World According to Garp $29.7 Million
1980 Popeye $49.8 Million