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Coming to America(1988)
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1988 · FILM
Coming to America
A carefree African prince escapes his royal duties to experience life as a broke student in Queens, hoping to find a genuine love before his arranged marriage forces him back home.
“This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.”
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
An African prince decides it is time to find a princess, and his journey takes him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. Disguised as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince soon finds himself with a new job, new friends, new accommodations, new enemies, and plenty of trouble.
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A crew of 92+ credited
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Edited by George Folsey JrShot by Woody OmensScored by Nile RodgersDesigned by Richard Macdonald
Box Office
1988 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$288.8M
Budget$30.0M
Worldwide gross$288.8M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $128.2M — 44% of worldwide · International: $160.6M (56%)
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Also known as
- Der Prinz aus Zamudade
- Der Prinz aus Zamundade
- Un prince à New Yorkfr
- Il principe cerca moglieit
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Cast & Crew
92 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Paul Bates
as Oha
Eddie Murphy
as Saul
Stephanie Simon
as Rose Bearer
Garcelle Beauvais
as Rose Bearer
Feather
as Rose Bearer
Felicia Taylor
as Bather
Midori
as Bather
James Earl Jones
as King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
as Queen Aoleon
Victoria Dillard
as Dancer
Arsenio Hall
as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
as Lisa McDowell
Supporting cast
70John Amos
as Cleo McDowell
Eriq La Salle
as Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
as Patrice McDowell
Frankie Faison
as Landlord
Louie Anderson
as Maurice
Samuel L Jackson
as Hold-Up Man
Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Imani Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
as Colonel Izzi
Vondie Curtis Hall
as Basketball Game Vendor
Cuba Gooding Jr
as Boy Getting Haircut
Ruben Santiago Hudson
as Street Hustler
Birdie M Hale
as Elderly Passenger
Clyde Jones
as Soul Glo Man
Jim Abrahams
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
Sheila Johnson
as Lady-in-Waiting
Jake Steinfeld
as Cab Driver
Clint Smith
as Sweets
Uncle Ray Murphy
as Stu
Paulette Banoza
as Soul Glo Woman
Patricia Matthews
as Devil Woman
Mary Bond Davis
as Big Stank Woman
Carla Earle
as Tough Girl
Karen Owens
as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
Sharon Owens
as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
Lisa Gumora
as Kinky Girl
June Boykins
as Strange Woman
Janette Colon
as Fresh Peaches
Vanessa Colon
as Sugar Cube
Monique Mannen
as Boring Girl / Dancer
Mindora Mimms
as Awareness Woman
Cynthia Finkley
as Awareness Woman
David Sosna
as Cartier Delivery Man
Arthur Adams
as Mr. Jenks
Loni Kaye Harkless
as Mrs. Jenks
Montrose Hagins
as Grandma Jenks
Tonja Rivers
as Party Guest
Ralph Bellamy
as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)
Don Ameche
as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Karl Denson
as 'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited)
Elaine Kagan
as Telegraph Lady (uncredited)
Michael Tadross
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Steve White
as Subway Guy (uncredited)
Helen Hanft
as Subway Lady (uncredited)
Leah Aldridge
as Dancer (uncredited)
Aurorah Allain
as Dancer (uncredited)
Paula Brown
as Dancer (uncredited)
Dwayne Chattman
as Dancer (uncredited)
Stephanie Clark
as Dancer (uncredited)
Robin L Dimension
as Dancer (uncredited)
Shaun Earl
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eric L Ellis
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sharon Ferrol Young
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eric D Henderson
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gigi Hunter
as Dancer (uncredited)
Debra Johnson
as Dancer (uncredited)
Tanya Lynne Lee
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Locust
as Dancer (uncredited)
Donna M Perkins
as Dancer (uncredited)
Dionne Rockhold
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gina Consuela Rose
as Dancer (uncredited)
Randolph Scott
as Dancer (uncredited)
Robbin Tasha Ford
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jerald Vincent
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eyan Williams
as Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Milton Davis
as Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited)
Dorian Demichele
as Viola (uncredited)
Alison Gordy
as Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited)
Mary Young
as Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited)
Tobe Hooper
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Raymond D Turner
as T-Shirt Hawker
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