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Coming to America

Coming to America
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1988
 116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Landis

Starring

Eddie Murphy · Arsenio Hall · James Earl Jones · John Amos · Madge Sinclair · Shari Headley

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th Aug '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £521.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Jul '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $21.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Aug, 1988
1
12 Aug, 1988
1
19 Aug, 1988
2
26 Aug, 1988
3
2 Sep, 1988
4
9 Sep, 1988
5
16 Sep, 1988
4
23 Sep, 1988
7
30 Sep, 1988
9
7 Oct, 1988
10
14 Oct, 1988
10
21 Oct, 1988
10
28 Oct, 1988
11

US box office

1 Jul, 1988
1
8 Jul, 1988
1
15 Jul, 1988
1
22 Jul, 1988
2
29 Jul, 1988
3
2 Sep, 1988
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $128.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $288.8 Million

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