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Eddie Murphy

Tom Hanks

Head-to-Head Comparison

Eddie Murphy

1 : 6

Tom Hanks

#16

Current Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

19

Years Ranked

21

9

Years in Top 10

11

9 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

8 years

19

Years in Top 50

21

Shrek $268.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Eddie Murphy

23 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 $113.0 Million
2001 Shrek $268.2 Million
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps $123.3 Million
1999 Bowfinger $66.4 Million
1999 Life $64.0 Million
1998 Holy Man $12.1 Million
1998 Doctor Dolittle $144.2 Million
1998 Mulan $120.6 Million
1997 Metro $32.0 Million
1996 The Nutty Professor $128.8 Million
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn $19.8 Million
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

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 Million
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Philadelphia $77.4 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 Million
1992 A League of Their Own $107.5 Million
1992 Radio Flyer $4.7 Million
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities $15.7 Million
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano $39.4 Million
1989 Turner & Hooch $71.1 Million
1989 The 'Burbs $36.6 Million
1988 Punchline $21.0 Million
1988 Big $115.0 Million
1987 Dragnet $57.4 Million
1986 Every Time We Say Goodbye $278,623
1986 Nothing in Common $32.3 Million
1986 The Money Pit $37.5 Million
1985 Volunteers $19.9 Million
1985 The Man with One Red Shoe $8.6 Million
1984 Bachelor Party $38.4 Million
1984 Splash $69.8 Million
1980 He Knows You're Alone $4.9 Million