Movie Details
Theatrical Release:June 29th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 9th, 1999
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Movie Budget:$30,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$288,752,301 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Mark Lipsky,
Leslie Belzberg,
Eddie Murphy
Production Companies:Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Coming to America Collection
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.
