A lot has happened in the 33 years since
Coming to America hit theaters in 1988, just a few weeks before NWA’s single “Straight Outta Compton” became a phenomenon.
Eddie Murphy is no longer the box office star that he was, and the America of today has a different kind of racial awareness than America in 1988.
Murphy was then one of the biggest movie stars in America, with a string of hits under his belt, including the
Trading Places and the
Delirious and
Raw. And while the mostly white critical establishment seemed baffled by
Coming to America, a slapstick film about an African prince, audiences absolutely loved it. It made $21 million in its opening weekend, on its $28 million budget. That box office take mushroomed to $300 million worldwide before it closed nearly six months later.
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