I believe he was employed to clean Mr Prior's shoes as he was between movies at the time and wanted to make a little ext
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yook — 22 years ago(September 06, 2003 05:33 AM)
Eddie's the only $2 billion actor in Hollywood.
Harrison Ford? Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies alone probably made close to $3 billion. Add Jack Ryan movies, Air Force One and The Fugitive, that's another billion. -
jdltx — 22 years ago(September 26, 2003 08:19 AM)
Check your facts, Jack!
Harrison Ford has made 11 movies that grossed over $100 million each domestically.
The total for these alone comes to well over $2.4 billion.
2. Star Wars $460,000,000
14. Return of the Jedi $309,000,000
18. Empire Strikes Back $290,000,000
29. Raiders of the Lost Ark $242,000,000
54. Indiana Jones : Last Crusade $197,000,000
61. Fugitive $183,000,000
70. Indiana Jones : Temple of Doom $179,000,000
78. Air Force One $172,000,000
102. What Lies Beneath $155,000,000
184. Clear and Present Danger $121,000,000
210. American Graffiti $115,000,000
BTW, Indiana Jones 4 will make this 12 $100 million movies and should push Mr. Ford well over the $3 billion mark.
Oh yeah, Eddie was never in Stir Crazy. But he was in #216 on the all time grossing list - Dr. Dolittle 2 ($112,000,000) which was missing from your list.
Eddie Murphy is one of my favorite actors and comedians as well, but he will never measure up to Harrison's profitability.- Jeff
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jcrazytrain — 22 years ago(October 04, 2003 07:33 AM)
What I think is that you are so wrong. Daddy Day Care is great. His views are changing on the movies he makes because he is a family man now and wants to provide good movies for families. Save the other stuff for the new comers. If you were an actor wouldn't you enjoy making movies you could take your children to and say see that is what daddy has been doing for months. I also enjoyed all the Nutty Professor movies. You make good money with voice overs. I am sure he has a big mortgage. Eddie we Love you at this house. Thanx for all The movies you have made.
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pinkie13245 — 22 years ago(February 18, 2004 01:54 PM)
whatever shut the *&%$ up. maybe he likes to do kid movies that is his bussiness i personally think that the haunted mansion,and daddy day care were all good movies and if you have a problem than well
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btzarevski — 15 years ago(December 05, 2010 09:55 AM)
Wee sadly I think times have changed. I too miss Eddie in movies like Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places and Bowfinger; sheer comedic masterclasses they were! I hear BHC 4 is shooting and I only hope that's as good as the original trilogythough I have my fears what with where Hollywood is at the moment. I just feel like nowadays comedies have to be dumbed down otherwise people just don't get them and say the movie is boring (I mean, just reading some discussions and reviews on certain movies with plots would confirm this). Nowadays Hollywood brings us CGI and cheap slasher flicks and only rarely does a movie come about with a proper plot and actors. Just check 'Prom Night' and see how many people gave it 10/10 and raved about it and you'll see my point. If you look at the 80s & 90s, movie after movie was an absolute hit. It's why I was so incredibly happy with Inception; sure it had CGI but the plot was fantastic and Leo DiCaprio has grown into one of the finest actors not only of this generation but I would rank him as amongst my favorite actors ever; right up there with De Niro and Pacino. There are only two actors today that I will rush to the cinema the second a movie of theirs opens; Leo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. Brilliant actors!
So yeah, the type of movies that make money are different nowadays and Murphy has has had to adapt I guess to still make money, mind you, I think his performance in Daddy Daycare is much better than I-Spy, Showtime, Haunted Mansion and Pluto Nash. As a whole, I'm disappointed with the crap Hollywood spews out nowadays and I'm happy that occasionally a proper thriller comes out or a movie with a good plot and good actors; it's just sad that most of my fav actors (Douglas, Ford, Pacino, de Niro, Crowe etc) are getting old and not making movies anymore. But hey, that's my opinion, maybe I'm just being old-fashionedand that'd be weird because I'm only 19! -
nizzemancer-265-952005 — 13 years ago(June 17, 2012 02:32 PM)
The only constant about Eddie Murphys career is that it goes up and down like a rollercoaster. It's either all the way at the top and then some or it hits bottom and keeps on digging.. He always recovers though.