Coming to America

Coming to America
Coming to America
	Theatrical release poster illustrated by Drew Struzan
Directed by	John Landis
Screenplay by	David Sheffield; Barry W. Blaustein;
Story by	Eddie Murphy
Produced by	George Folsey Jr.; Robert D. Wachs
Starring	Eddie Murphy; Arsenio Hall; James Earl Jones; John Amos; Madge Sinclair; Shari Headley;
Cinematography	Woody Omens
Edited by	Malcolm Campbell; George Folsey Jr.
Music by	Nile Rodgers
Production; company	Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 29, 1988;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$36 million
Box office	$288.8–350 million

Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, and Shari Headley. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry and will love him for who he is, not for his status or for having been trained to please him.

In 1989, a pilot for a planned spin-off television series was made, although this was never picked up for a series.^[5] A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.

^ ^a ^b 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 February 28, 2022.
^ 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 AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ Fitzpatrick, Molly (April 11, 2015). "Reminder: A terrible 'Coming to America' TV pilot happened in 1989". Splinter News. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[Gross_Profit-1] Bach, Steven (August 30, 1992). "Gross Profit: Fatal Subtraction: The inside story of Buchwald v. Paramount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[BOM-2] "Coming to America (1988)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[Murphy_made_millions-3] Mcdougal, Dennis (February 4, 1990). "Murphy movie made millions, but stayed in red". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[AFI_film-55743-4] Coming to America at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[splinter_spinoff-5] Fitzpatrick, Molly (April 11, 2015). "Reminder: A terrible 'Coming to America' TV pilot happened in 1989". Splinter News. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

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