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Coming to America
1988 | John Landis

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Year
1988
Runtime
1 hour 56 minutes (116 minutes)
Movie Total Grosses
United Kingdom
£3,472,033
North America
$128,152,301
Global
$288,752,301
Select Cast
Eddie Murphy
Arsenio Hall
James Earl Jones
John Amos
Madge Sinclair
Shari Headley
Directors
  1. John Landis
Starring
  1. Eddie Murphy
    Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
  2. Arsenio Hall
    Semmi / Morris / Extremely Ugly Girl / Reverend Brown
  3. James Earl Jones
    King Jaffe Joffer
  4. John Amos
    Cleo McDowell
  5. Madge Sinclair
    Queen Aoleon
  6. Shari Headley
    Lisa McDowell
  7. Paul Bates
    Oha
  8. Garcelle Beauvais
    Rose Bearer
  9. Feather
    Rose Bearer
  10. Stephanie Simon
    Rose Bearer
  11. Victoria Dillard
    Bather / Dancer
  12. Felicia Taylor
    Bather
  13. Midori
    Bather
  14. Sheila Johnson
    Lady-in-Waiting
  15. Raymond D. Turner
    T-Shirt Hawker
  16. Calvin Lockhart
    Colonel Izzi
  17. Billi Gordon
    Large Woman
  18. Vanessa Bell Calloway
    Imani Izzi
  19. Jake Steinfeld
    Cab Driver
  20. Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Boy Getting Haircut
  21. Clint Smith
    Sweets
  22. Frankie Faison
    Landlord
  23. Uncle Ray Murphy
    Stu
  24. Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Street Hustler
  25. Paulette Banoza
    Soul Glo Woman
  26. Clyde Risley Jones
    Soul Glo Man
  27. Patricia Matthews
    Devil Woman
  28. Mary Bond Davis
    Big Stank Woman
  29. Mary Young
    Stuck-Up Girl
  30. Carla Earle
    Tough Girl
  31. Karen Owens
    Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
  32. Sharon Owens
    Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
  33. Lisa Gumora
    Kinky Girl
  34. June Boykins
    Strange Woman
  35. Janette Colon
    Fresh Peaches
  36. Vanessa Colon
    Sugar Cube
  37. Monique Mannen
    Boring Girl / Dancer
  38. Mindora Mimms
    Awareness Woman
  39. Cynthia Finkley
    Awareness Woman
  40. Allison Dean
    Patrice McDowell
  41. Eriq La Salle
    Darryl Jenks
  42. Louie Anderson
    Maurice
  43. David Sosna
    Cartier Delivery Man
  44. Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Basketball Game Vendor
  45. Samuel L. Jackson
    Hold-Up Man
  46. Dottie
    Dottie Dog
  47. Arthur Adams
    Mr. Jenks
  48. Loni Kaye Harkless
    Mrs. Jenks
  49. Montrose Hagins
    Grandma Jenks
  50. Tonja Rivers
    Party Guest
  51. Don Ameche
    Mortimer Duke
  52. Ralph Bellamy
    Randolph Duke
  53. Elaine Kagan
    Telegraph Lady
  54. Michael Tadross
    Taxi Driver
  55. Steve White
    Subway Guy
  56. Helen Hanft
    Subway Lady
  57. Birdie M. Hale
    Elderly Passenger
  58. Jim Abrahams
    Face on Cutting Room Floor
  59. Leah Aldridge
    Dancer
  60. Aurorah Allain
    Dancer
  61. Paula Brown
    Dancer
  62. Dwayne Chattman
    Dancer
  63. Stephanie Clark
    Dancer
  64. Robin L. Dimension
    Dancer
  65. Shaun Earl
    Dancer
  66. Eric L. Ellis
    Dancer
  67. Sharon Ferrol-Young
    Dancer
  68. Eric D. Henderson
    Dancer
  69. Gigi Hunter
    Dancer
  70. Debra Johnson
    Dancer
  71. Tanya Lynne Lee
    Dancer
  72. Jimmy Locust
    Dancer
  73. Donna M. Perkins
    Dancer
  74. Dionne Rockhold
    Dancer
  75. Gina Consuela Rose
    Dancer
  76. Randolph Scott
    Dancer
  77. Robbin Tasha-Ford
    Dancer
  78. Jerald Vincent
    Dancer
  79. Eyan Williams
    Dancer
  80. Roy Milton Davis
    Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire
  81. Dorian DeMichele
    Viola
  82. Karl Denson
    Sax Player
  83. Gloria Ellington
    Black Awareness contestant
  84. Alison Gordy
    Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place
  85. Vincent Harta
    Shop Keeper
  86. Tobe Hooper
    Party Guest
  87. David Hummel
    Airline Passenger
  88. Bianca McEachin
    Miss Black Awareness contestant
  89. Angel Ramirez Jr.
    Subway Patron
  90. Stan Rodarte
    Dancer
  91. Nick Savage
    Toothbrusher
  92. Scott Shepherd
    Spectator

UK Chart Info
US Chart Info
Global Chart Info

Highest Position
1
Highest Position
1
Highest Position
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Weeks on Top 15
13
Weeks on Top 15
6
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Weeks on Chart
13
Weeks on Chart
6
Weeks on Chart
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United Kingdom Chart Progress
£521,566
 5th Aug '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
£811,308
 12th Aug '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
£696,227
 19th Aug '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
£622,162
 26th Aug '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
£364,522
 2nd Sep '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
£191,234
 9th Sep '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
£116,353
 16th Sep '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
£63,388
 23rd Sep '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
£35,813
 30th Sep '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
£20,234
 7th Oct '88
 
 
 
 
 
10
£15,792
 14th Oct '88
 
 
 
 
 
10
£11,761
 21st Oct '88
 
 
 
 
 
10
£1,673
 28th Oct '88
 
 
 
 
11
Chart Postition
North Ameican Chart Progress
$21,404,420
 1st Jul '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
$28,092,862
 8th Jul '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
$17,235,208
 15th Jul '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
$14,502,456
 22nd Jul '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
$10,776,754
 29th Jul '88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
$2,305,075
 2nd Sep '88
 
 
 
 
11
Chart Postition
Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info