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:Leslie Belzberg,
Mark Lipsky,
Eddie Murphy
Production Companies:Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Coming to America on the Web:WikiData
Coming to America Quotes
Eddie Murphy: America's Funniest Man
Taglines:
The Four Funniest Men in America are Eddie Murphy.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Prince Akeem's Journey to America
Taglines:
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Coming to America Movies
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.
