Coming to America (1988)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $128,152,301 | Details |
| International Box Office | $160,647,699 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $288,800,000 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $504,180 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $273,803 | |
| Total | $777,983 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $21,404,420 (16.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2,064 opening theaters/2,064 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $352,652,676 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 29th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | June 3rd, 2008 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Franchise: | Coming to America |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Same Actor, Multiple Roles |
| Plot point: | African Americans, Arranged Marriage, Culture Clash, Prince/Princess, Romance |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Eddie Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1988 | 1 | $21,404,420 | 2,064 | $10,370 | $28,409,497 | 1 | |
| Jul 8, 1988 | 1 | $13,342,707 | -38% | 2,064 | $6,464 | $49,497,282 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | 1 | $10,417,790 | -22% | 2,064 | $5,047 | $66,732,490 | 3 |
| Jul 22, 1988 | 2 | $8,886,442 | -15% | 2,064 | $4,305 | $81,234,946 | 4 |
| Jul 29, 1988 | 3 | $6,430,730 | -28% | 1,902 | $3,381 | $92,011,700 | 5 |
| Aug 5, 1988 | 4 | $5,065,482 | -21% | 1,786 | $2,836 | $100,477,310 | 6 |
| Aug 12, 1988 | 7 | $3,611,470 | -29% | 1,481 | $2,439 | $106,688,022 | 7 |
| Aug 19, 1988 | 9 | $2,512,639 | -30% | 1,273 | $1,974 | $111,133,227 | 8 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | 10 | $1,304,208 | 830 | $1,571 | $120,794,325 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1988 | 1 | $29,149,498 | 2,064 | $14,123 | $36,154,575 | 2 | |
| Jul 8, 1988 | 1 | $20,160,125 | -31% | 2,064 | $9,768 | $56,314,700 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | 1 | $16,033,804 | -20% | 2,064 | $7,768 | $72,348,504 | 4 |
| Jul 22, 1988 | 2 | $13,232,466 | -17% | 2,064 | $6,411 | $85,580,970 | 5 |
| Jul 29, 1988 | 3 | $9,830,858 | -26% | 1,902 | $5,169 | $95,411,828 | 6 |
| Aug 5, 1988 | 5 | $7,664,724 | -22% | 1,786 | $4,292 | $103,076,552 | 7 |
| Aug 12, 1988 | 6 | $5,544,036 | -28% | 1,481 | $3,743 | $108,620,588 | 8 |
Leading
| Eddie Murphy | Clarence / Prince Akeem / Randy Watson / Saul |
Supporting
| Arsenio Hall | Semmi / Extremly Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown | |
| James Earl Jones | King Jaffe Joffer | |
| John Amos | ||
| Madge Sinclair | Queen Aoleon | |
| Shari Headley | Lisa McDowell | |
| Paul Bates | Oha | |
| Eriq La Salle | Darryl Jenks | |
| Frankie Faison | Landlord | |
| Vanessa Bell | Imani Izzi | |
| Louie Anderson | Maurice | |
| Allison Dean | Patrice McDowell | |
| Sheila Johnson | Lady-in-Waiting | |
| Jake Steinfeld | Cab Driver | |
| Calvin Lockhart | Colonel Izzi | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Hold-up Man | |
| Garcelle Beauvais | Rose Bearer | |
| Feather | Rose Bearer | |
| Stephanie Simon | Rose Bearer | |
| Victoria Dillard | Bather | |
| Felicia Taylor | Bather | |
| Michele Watley | Bather | |
| Raymond D. Turner | T-shirt Hawker | |
| Billi Gordon | Large Woman | |
| Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Boy Getting Haircut | |
| Clint Smith | Sweets | |
| Ray Murphy | Stu | |
| Ruben Hudson | Street Hustler | |
| Paulette Banoza | Soul Glo Woman | |
| Clyde R. Jones | Soul Glo Man | |
| Patricia Matthews | Devil Woman | |
| Mary Bond Davis | Big Stank Woman | |
| Kara Young | Stuck-up Girl | |
| Carla Earle | Tough Girl | |
| Karen Renee Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| Sharon Renee Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| Lisa Gumora | Kinky Girl | |
| June Boykins | Strange Woman | |
| Janette Colon | Fresh Peaches | |
| Vanessa Colon | Sugar Cube | |
| Monique Mannen | Boring Girl | |
| Mindora Mimms | Awareness Woman | |
| Cynthia Finkley | Awareness Woman | |
| David Sosna | Cartier Delivery Man | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Basketball Game Vendor | |
| Arthur Adams | Mr. Jenks | |
| Loni Kaye Harkless | Mrs. Jenks | |
| Montrose Hagins | Grandma Jenks | |
| Tonja Rivers | Party Guest | |
| Don Ameche | Mortimer Duke | |
| Ralph Bellamy | Randolph Duke | |
| Elaine Kagan | Telegraph Lady | |
| Michael Tadross | Taxi Driver | |
| Steve White | Subway Guy | |
| Helen Hanft | Subway Lady | |
| Birdie M. Hale | Elderly Passenger |
Production and Technical Credits
| John Landis | Director | |
| Robert D. Wachs | Producer | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Producer | |
| David Sheffield | Screenwriter | |
| Barry W. Blaustein | Screenwriter | |
| Eddie Murphy | Story Creator | |
| Leslie Belzberg | Executive Producer | |
| Mark Lipsky | Executive Producer | |
| Richard MacDonald | Production Designer | |
| Nile Rodgers | Composer | |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Assistant Director | |
| William Watkins | Unit Production Manager | |
| Richard B. Lewis | Art Director | |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decorator | |
| Dan Von Blomberg | Set Decorator | |
| Woody Omens | Director of Photography | |
| Syd Dutton | Visual Effects Designer | |
| Bill Taylor | Visual Effects Designer | |
| Deborah Nadoolman | Costume Designer | |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor | |
| Malcolm Campbell | Editor | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Editor | |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer | |
| Larry Stensvold | Re-recording Mixer | |
| William Gazecki | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Bill Thiederman | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Franklin | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Paul Timothy Carden* | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Editor | |
| Lenny Geschke | Sound Editor | |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor | |
| Charles E. Smith | Sound Editor | |
| Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor | |
| Bernadine Anderson | Makeup | |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist | |
| Rick Baker | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Nile Rodgers | Song Writer | |
| Nancy Huang | Song Writer | |
| Gerald Levert | Song Writer | |
| Marc Gordon | Song Writer | |
| Eddie Levert | Song Writer | |
| Allee Willis | Song Writer | |
| Danny Sembello | Song Writer | |
| Gardner Cole | Song Writer | |
| Jackie Burch | Casting Director | |
| John Sherrod | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $21,404,420 (16.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2,064 opening theaters/2,064 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $352,652,676 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 29th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | June 3rd, 2008 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Franchise: | Coming to America |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Same Actor, Multiple Roles |
| Plot point: | African Americans, Arranged Marriage, Culture Clash, Prince/Princess, Romance |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Eddie Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1988 | 1 | $21,404,420 | 2,064 | $10,370 | $28,409,497 | 1 | |
| Jul 8, 1988 | 1 | $13,342,707 | -38% | 2,064 | $6,464 | $49,497,282 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | 1 | $10,417,790 | -22% | 2,064 | $5,047 | $66,732,490 | 3 |
| Jul 22, 1988 | 2 | $8,886,442 | -15% | 2,064 | $4,305 | $81,234,946 | 4 |
| Jul 29, 1988 | 3 | $6,430,730 | -28% | 1,902 | $3,381 | $92,011,700 | 5 |
| Aug 5, 1988 | 4 | $5,065,482 | -21% | 1,786 | $2,836 | $100,477,310 | 6 |
| Aug 12, 1988 | 7 | $3,611,470 | -29% | 1,481 | $2,439 | $106,688,022 | 7 |
| Aug 19, 1988 | 9 | $2,512,639 | -30% | 1,273 | $1,974 | $111,133,227 | 8 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | 10 | $1,304,208 | 830 | $1,571 | $120,794,325 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1988 | 1 | $29,149,498 | 2,064 | $14,123 | $36,154,575 | 2 | |
| Jul 8, 1988 | 1 | $20,160,125 | -31% | 2,064 | $9,768 | $56,314,700 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | 1 | $16,033,804 | -20% | 2,064 | $7,768 | $72,348,504 | 4 |
| Jul 22, 1988 | 2 | $13,232,466 | -17% | 2,064 | $6,411 | $85,580,970 | 5 |
| Jul 29, 1988 | 3 | $9,830,858 | -26% | 1,902 | $5,169 | $95,411,828 | 6 |
| Aug 5, 1988 | 5 | $7,664,724 | -22% | 1,786 | $4,292 | $103,076,552 | 7 |
| Aug 12, 1988 | 6 | $5,544,036 | -28% | 1,481 | $3,743 | $108,620,588 | 8 |
Leading
| Eddie Murphy | Clarence / Prince Akeem / Randy Watson / Saul |
Supporting
| Arsenio Hall | Semmi / Extremly Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown | |
| James Earl Jones | King Jaffe Joffer | |
| John Amos | ||
| Madge Sinclair | Queen Aoleon | |
| Shari Headley | Lisa McDowell | |
| Paul Bates | Oha | |
| Eriq La Salle | Darryl Jenks | |
| Frankie Faison | Landlord | |
| Vanessa Bell | Imani Izzi | |
| Louie Anderson | Maurice | |
| Allison Dean | Patrice McDowell | |
| Sheila Johnson | Lady-in-Waiting | |
| Jake Steinfeld | Cab Driver | |
| Calvin Lockhart | Colonel Izzi | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Hold-up Man | |
| Garcelle Beauvais | Rose Bearer | |
| Feather | Rose Bearer | |
| Stephanie Simon | Rose Bearer | |
| Victoria Dillard | Bather | |
| Felicia Taylor | Bather | |
| Michele Watley | Bather | |
| Raymond D. Turner | T-shirt Hawker | |
| Billi Gordon | Large Woman | |
| Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Boy Getting Haircut | |
| Clint Smith | Sweets | |
| Ray Murphy | Stu | |
| Ruben Hudson | Street Hustler | |
| Paulette Banoza | Soul Glo Woman | |
| Clyde R. Jones | Soul Glo Man | |
| Patricia Matthews | Devil Woman | |
| Mary Bond Davis | Big Stank Woman | |
| Kara Young | Stuck-up Girl | |
| Carla Earle | Tough Girl | |
| Karen Renee Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| Sharon Renee Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| Lisa Gumora | Kinky Girl | |
| June Boykins | Strange Woman | |
| Janette Colon | Fresh Peaches | |
| Vanessa Colon | Sugar Cube | |
| Monique Mannen | Boring Girl | |
| Mindora Mimms | Awareness Woman | |
| Cynthia Finkley | Awareness Woman | |
| David Sosna | Cartier Delivery Man | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Basketball Game Vendor | |
| Arthur Adams | Mr. Jenks | |
| Loni Kaye Harkless | Mrs. Jenks | |
| Montrose Hagins | Grandma Jenks | |
| Tonja Rivers | Party Guest | |
| Don Ameche | Mortimer Duke | |
| Ralph Bellamy | Randolph Duke | |
| Elaine Kagan | Telegraph Lady | |
| Michael Tadross | Taxi Driver | |
| Steve White | Subway Guy | |
| Helen Hanft | Subway Lady | |
| Birdie M. Hale | Elderly Passenger |
Production and Technical Credits
| John Landis | Director | |
| Robert D. Wachs | Producer | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Producer | |
| David Sheffield | Screenwriter | |
| Barry W. Blaustein | Screenwriter | |
| Eddie Murphy | Story Creator | |
| Leslie Belzberg | Executive Producer | |
| Mark Lipsky | Executive Producer | |
| Richard MacDonald | Production Designer | |
| Nile Rodgers | Composer | |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Assistant Director | |
| William Watkins | Unit Production Manager | |
| Richard B. Lewis | Art Director | |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decorator | |
| Dan Von Blomberg | Set Decorator | |
| Woody Omens | Director of Photography | |
| Syd Dutton | Visual Effects Designer | |
| Bill Taylor | Visual Effects Designer | |
| Deborah Nadoolman | Costume Designer | |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor | |
| Malcolm Campbell | Editor | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Editor | |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer | |
| Larry Stensvold | Re-recording Mixer | |
| William Gazecki | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Bill Thiederman | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Franklin | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Paul Timothy Carden* | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Editor | |
| Lenny Geschke | Sound Editor | |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor | |
| Charles E. Smith | Sound Editor | |
| Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor | |
| Bernadine Anderson | Makeup | |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist | |
| Rick Baker | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Nile Rodgers | Song Writer | |
| Nancy Huang | Song Writer | |
| Gerald Levert | Song Writer | |
| Marc Gordon | Song Writer | |
| Eddie Levert | Song Writer | |
| Allee Willis | Song Writer | |
| Danny Sembello | Song Writer | |
| Gardner Cole | Song Writer | |
| Jackie Burch | Casting Director | |
| John Sherrod | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.