Coming to America
1988 film by John Landis
Coming to America is a 1988 comedy movie directed by John Landis. It is about an African prince who comes to the United States in hopes of finding a woman he can marry. It stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Ralph Bellamy, and Don Ameche. It was released on June 29, 1988. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released in December 2020.
| Coming to America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Landis |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Eddie Murphy |
| Produced by | George Folsey Jr. Robert D. Wachs |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sol Negrin Woody Omens |
| Edited by | Malcolm Campbell George Folsey Jr. |
| Music by | Nile Rodgers |
Production company | Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $36 million[1] |
| Box office | $288.8–350 million[1][2][3][4] |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bach, Steven (August 30, 1992). "Gross Profit: Fatal Subtraction: The inside story of Buchwald v. Paramount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Coming to America (1988)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ↑ Mcdougal, Dennis (February 4, 1990). "Murphy movie made millions, but stayed in red". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ↑ Coming to America at the American Film Institute Catalog
