Coming to America

"This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.9/10

4,647 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Costume Design

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$30.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$288.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$258.8M

ROI: +863%

Budget Recovery963% of budget

$0|Budget: $30.0M|Revenue: $288.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

79.0K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

-4%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

QueensNew York CityZamunda

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Coming 2 America

2021

Characters

King Jaffe

Played by James Earl Jones

Queen Aoleon

Played by Madge Sinclair

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Woody Omens

Film Editing

Malcolm Campbell

Music / Score

Nile Rodgers

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

NetflixParamount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Coming to America

Available in 81 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, YouTube TV, Philo	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, Stan, BINGE	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

BrazilL

Denmark7

SpainAPTA

+10 more countries

Production

Director

John Landis

Writers

David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy, Brian Stewart

Production Companies

Eddie Murphy ProductionsParamount Pictures

Cast

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Frankie Faison

Landlord

Louie Anderson

Maurice

Paul Bates

Oha

Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

Tags & Keywords

new york cityfast food restaurantprincefake identityheir to the throneroyal familyfish out of waterrich mansearching for loverich familysatiricalpretending to be poorabsurdhilariousambiguous

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