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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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Coming 2 America is given a 12 age rating in the UK for moderate sex references, violence, drug misuse, language, discrimination

25th February 2021

Getting an Amazon Prime release sequel movie Coming 2 America is given a 12 rating in the UK by the BBFC.

The sequel to 1988's Coming To America was originally scheduled for a December 2020 release in theatres by Paramount but due to the global pandemic was delayed.

The movie was purchased by Amazon and is skipping the still closed cinemas all together and going direct to Amazon Prime streaming.

The movie stars Eddie Murphy and John Amos and follows the 2 back to America as they go in search of Prince Akeem's unknown son.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Coming 2 America
  • BBFC rating: 12 Certificate
  • Reason: moderate sex references, violence, drug misuse, language, discrimination.
  • Release date: March 5th 2021
  • Runtime: 110m (1 hour 50 minutes)
  • Director: Craig Brewer

Coming 2 America gets first trailer. movie gets released onto Prime Video March 5th 2021

22nd December 2020

After Amazon Prime released the first poster for the Eddie Murphy starring Coming 2 America yesterday, today they release the first trailer.

The trailer is almost exactly what you would expect from a sequel to 1988's Coming To America with a story that has Prince Akeem going back to America in search of his son which he did not know he had.

The movie got sold to Amazon Prime this year and will no longer get a theatrical release, instead being released on the streaming service on March 5th 2021.