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Coming to AmericaFollow

1988 • R • 1h 57m • Comedy, Romance • Paramount Pictures

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

🍅 71% 85% MC 47 LB 3.58 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$21.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$128.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$288.80M
$160.60M international
Domestic legs6.0x
1988 rank#2
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Cast & crew

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John Landis John Landis Director Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Starring James Earl Jones James Earl Jones Starring
ScreenplayDavid Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein Story byEddie Murphy Produced byGeorge Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs CinematographyWoody Omens Music byNile Rodgers StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 1-3 1 $21.4M — 2,064 $10,370 $28.4M
2 Jul 8-10 1 $13.3M −37.7% 2,064 $6,464 $49.5M
3 Jul 15-17 1 $10.4M −21.9% 2,064 $5,047 $66.7M
4 Jul 22-24 2 $8.9M −14.7% 2,064 $4,305 $81.2M
5 Jul 29-31 3 $6.4M −27.6% 1,902 $3,381 $92.0M
6 Aug 5-7 4 $5.1M −21.2% 1,786 $2,836 $100.5M
7 Aug 12-14 7 $3.6M −28.7% 1,481 $2,438 $106.7M
8 Aug 19-21 9 $2.5M −30.4% 1,273 $1,973 $111.1M
12 Sep 16-18 10 $1.3M — 830 $1,571 $120.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $2.5M
$21.4M
$13.3M
$10.4M
$8.9M
$6.4M
$5.1M
$3.6M
$2.5M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −30.4%
−37.7%
W1→2
−21.9%
W2→3
−14.7%
W3→4
−27.6%
W4→5
−21.2%
W5→6
−28.7%
W6→7
−30.4%
W7→8
Steepest −37.7%Best hold −14.7%

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