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Starring:

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Acting credits By Highest UK Gross

Total Gross
1.

Shrek 2 

£47,548,741
2.

Shrek the Third 

(Eddie Murphy plays Donkey)

Director(s):
Chris MillerRaman Hui

£38,079,462
3.

Shrek Forever After 

Director(s):
£31,106,087
4.

Shrek 

(Eddie Murphy plays Donkey)

£29,004,582
5.

Doctor Dolittle 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Ossie Davis • Oliver Platt • Peter Boyle • Richard Schiff
£19,854,598
6.

The Nutty Professor 

(Eddie Murphy plays Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump)

Director(s):
Tom Shadyac

Starring:
Eddie MurphyJada Pinkett Smith • James Coburn • Larry Miller • Dave Chappelle
£12,418,806
7.

Mulan 

(Eddie Murphy plays Mushu)

Director(s):
Tony BancroftBarry Cook

Starring:
Miguel Ferrer • Harvey Fierstein • Freda Foh Shen • June Foray • James Hong
£9,454,609
8.

Dr. Dolittle 2 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Kristen Wilson • Raven-Symon • Kyla Pratt • Lil Zane
£8,554,818
9.

The Haunted Mansion 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Terence Stamp • Nathaniel Parker • Marsha Thomason • Jennifer Tilly
£8,078,765
10.

Beverly Hills Cop II 

(Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • Jurgen Prochnow • Ronny Cox • John Ashton
£7,782,273
11.

Norbit 

(Eddie Murphy plays Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyThandiwe NewtonTerry Crews • Clifton Powell • Lester Speight
£5,538,186
12.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyJanet Jackson • Larry Miller • John Ales • Richard Gant
£5,104,146
13.

Beverly Hills Cop 

(Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Judge Reinhold • John Ashton • Lisa Eilbacher • Ronny Cox
£5,093,246
14.

Beverly Hills Cop III 

(Eddie Murphy plays Det. Axel Foley)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Jon Tenney • Joey Travolta • Eugene Collier • Jimmy Ortega
£5,049,673
15.

Daddy Day Care 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Jeff Garlin • Steve Zahn • Regina King • Kevin Nealon
£5,040,678
16.

Tower Heist 

Director(s):
Starring:
Ben StillerEddie Murphy • Casey Affleck • Alan Alda • Matthew Broderick

£4,374,000
17.

Bowfinger 

Director(s):
Starring:
Steve MartinEddie MurphyHeather Graham • Christine Baranski • Jamie Kennedy

£3,552,760
18.

Boomerang 

Director(s):
Reginald Hudlin

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Robin Givens • Halle Berry • David Alan Grier • Martin Lawrence
£3,514,609
19.

Dreamgirls 

(Eddie Murphy plays James 'Thunder' Early)

Director(s):
Starring:
£3,475,271
20.

Coming to America 

(Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Arsenio Hall • James Earl Jones • John Amos • Madge Sinclair
£3,472,033
21.

The Distinguished Gentleman 

(Eddie Murphy plays Thomas Jefferson Johnson)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Lane Smith • Sheryl Lee Ralph • Joe Don Baker • Victoria Rowell
£3,005,204
22.

The Golden Child 

Director(s):
Michael Ritchie

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Charles Dance • Charlotte Lewis • Victor Wong • Randall Tex Cobb
£2,953,262
23.

Trading Places 

(Eddie Murphy plays Billy Ray Valentine)

Director(s):
Starring:
Denholm Elliott • Dan Aykroyd • Maurice Woods • Richard D. Fisher Jr. • Jim Gallagher

£2,716,505
24.

I Spy 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyOwen WilsonFamke Janssen • Malcolm McDowell • Gary Cole

£2,007,657
25.

Harlem Nights 

(Eddie Murphy plays Quick)

Director(s):
Eddie Murphy

Starring:
Eddie MurphyRichard Pryor • Redd Foxx • Danny Aiello • Michael Lerner
£1,944,711
26.

Another 48 Hrs 

(Eddie Murphy plays Reggie Hammond)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Nick Nolte • Brion James • Kevin Tighe • Ed ORoss

£1,763,534
27.

Meet Dave 

(Eddie Murphy plays Dave / Captain)

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyElizabeth Banks • Gabrielle Union • Scott Caan • Ed Helms

£1,497,000
28.

Showtime 

(Eddie Murphy plays Officer Trey Sellars)

Director(s):
Tom Dey

Starring:
Robert De NiroRachael HarrisEddie Murphy • Zaid Farid • Alex Borstein

£1,494,555
29.

Metro 

Director(s):
Thomas Carter

Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Kim Miyori • Art Evans • James Carpenter • Michael Rapaport

£1,295,823
30.

Life 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyMartin Lawrence • Obba Babatund • Nick Cassavetes • Anthony Anderson

£1,266,689
31.

Best Defense 

(Eddie Murphy plays Lieutenant T.M. Landry)

Director(s):
Willard Huyck

Starring:
Dudley MooreEddie MurphyKate Capshaw • George Dzundza • Helen Shaver

£590,518
32.

Vampire In Brooklyn 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy • Angela Bassett • Allen Payne • Kadeem Hardison • John Witherspoon

£577,928
33.

Holy Man 

Director(s):
Starring:
Eddie MurphyJeff Goldblum • Kelly Preston • Robert Loggia • Jon Cryer

£434,829
34.

Imagine That 

Director(s):
Karey Kirkpatrick

Starring:
Eddie MurphyThomas Haden Church • Yara Shahidi • Ronny Cox • Stephen Rannazzisi

£109,722