What are the 10 top adjusted grossing movies of Eddie Murphy?
Eddie Murphy is one of the best known leading actors of his generation. He made so many roles in various films with about a total grossed of $6 billion dollars worldwide combined box office ranks. He showed best acting roles, and best known technical roles. Now, here are the lists of Murphy’s top grossing movies as of now.
10. Trading Places, 1983 — $255,142,400
This film is a comedy movie that narrates the story of the upper-class cargo broker and the destitute street hustler that dwells across the paths when they had been unknowingly created part of the elaborate bet. The storyline is usually named the modern seize on Mark Twain’s traditional 19th-century novel entitled, The Prince and the Pauper. The movie earned about US $90 million during their theatrical run in the US, and landed in the category of the top earning film of the year 1983.
9. The Nutty Professor, 1996 — $259,085,200
The film is a slapstick science fiction comedy movie and it is a reconstructed 1963 movie with identical title. The movie won the Best Makeup during its 69th Academy Awards. Sherman Klump is a kind-hearted university professor whom is morbidly plump. He is a research scientist, lecturer, academic, who increase a miraculous, weight-loss pharmaceutical, but experimental chemical, for his wish of winning the fondness of his dream girl, so he tested it on him. Klump has a vigorous, charismatic, but devil alter ego known as “Buddy Love”. The movie gained positive reviews and with critics, especially with the makeup of Murphy.
8. Shrek Forever After, 2010 — $266,964,800
The film is a 3D computer-animated comedy-fantasy drama movie and the fourth episode of the Shrek series. Taking place right after the 2007 Shrek the Third, Shrek now has a family and a well-loved man by the local villagers. Craving for those days that he was feared, he creates a deal with the Rumpelstiltskin and by chance wipes out his whole existence. To restore the existence, Shrek needs to get back Fiona’s kiss and love her just before the sun rises or a choice of his disappearance forever. The movie was at number 1 in the US and in Canada for the last three consecutive weeks.
7. Doctor Dolittle, 1998 — $273,252,100
This movie is a fantasy comedy kind that stars Eddie Murphy as the title role. This movie was motivated by the sequence of children’s tales with identical title by Hugh Lofting. The only connection in this movie is its name and the doctor that is able to talk to animals. Although this film was rated as PG-13 but it was still a marketed for the whole family. The film was considered a box office victory despite the mixed reviews from their critics.
6. Coming to America, 1988 — $277,195,600
The movie is a kind of romantic comedy and based on the story originally made by Murphy that also starred as the lead role. Eddie Murphy here is Akeem Joffer, the cap prince of Zamunda of the unreal African nation. He came to the US hoping to locate the woman that he can marry. The movie was a market box-office success, in both worldwide and domestically. The film debuted at rank number one from 2,064 screens in $21,404,420 and considered as the top earning movie during that year.
5. Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987 — $349,381,600
This is a comedy film and the sequel of the 1984 Beverly Hills Cop movie. Murphy goes back being a Detroit cops official Axel Foley. He reunited with detectives Billy Rosewood and John Taggart of the Beverly Hills in stopping a robbery gang right after Capt. Andrew Bogomil was shot and had been seriously wounded. Although the movie made lesser money when compared with the initial movie and had gained mixed reviews from their critics, the movie was still considered a box office victory which still makes millions domestically.
4. Shrek the Third, 2007 — $417,002,900
This American fantasy, comedy and computer-animated movie is the third installment of the Shrek franchise. The story happens after eight months of marriage of Shrek and Fiona from the initial movie. Reluctantly swaying over the empire of the Far, Far Away, then Shrek sets out to locate the following heir of the throne; Artie, Fiona’s cousin while Mr. Prince Charming is scheming to defeat Shrek and became the king. The film grossed millions over the $160 million budget and became the fourth-top grossing movie of 2007. The movie was followed in 2010 by the Shrek Forever After.
3. Shrek, 2001 — $420,413,700
This film is a fantasy computer-animated movie loosely based from William Steig’s fairy tale picture 1990 book of similar title and it somewhat serves as the parody of the other movies adapted from different fairy tales, mainly the animated Disney movies. Shrek features a computer animated film that grossed millions at the box office worldwide against its production budget of $60 million. It was approved as the animated movie worthy of adult interest, with the many adults-slanted themes and jokes, but it is simple enough plot and their humor is appealing to the kids.
2. Beverly Hills Cop, 1984 — $596,963,700
The film is an action comedy movie that talks about a street-clever Detroit cop who visited Beverly Hills, California to resolve the killing of his best friend. This initial movie in Beverly Hills Cop sequence shot Murphy to global stardom from winning the People’s Choice Award as the most favorite Motion Picture. It earned millions in North American and making this as a domestic box office and this is considered as the top grossing movie in the U.S. in 1984.
1. Shrek 2, 2004- $631,642,700
This American fantasy and computer-animated movie was under the production of DreamWorks Animation. This is the sequel of the 2001’s Shrek which reprised their particular voice roles of Fiona, Shrek, and Donkey from the initial movie. Here, Shrek, Fiona and Donkey go to visit the parents of Fiona, while Donkey and Shrek discovered that a selfish Fairy God Mother is plotting to devastate Shrek and Fiona’s union so Fiona can be marred with her son, the Prince Charming. Donkey and Shrek team up with the swashing cat called as Puss in Boots to stop her. The movie scored the next biggest three-day opening week history in the US at the time of their showing and it is also the biggest opening for the animated movie until May, 2007. This movie is considered DreamWorks’s most winning films and the highest grossing movie in the franchise of Shrek.
