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Lisa go to the McDowell residence to lie low and Cleo welcomes them. After Cleo's bond with Akeem is ruined by the unexpected arrival of the
Zamundan entourage, Lisa later becomes angry and confused that Akeem lied to her about his identity. Akeem explains that he wanted her to love him for who, not what, he is, even offering to renounce his throne. Still hurt and angry, Lisa refuses to marry him. Despondent, Akeem resigns himself to the arranged marriage. As they leave, Jaffe is reprimanded by Aoleon for clinging to outdated traditions instead of thinking of their son's happiness.
298:. 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.
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America" by The System, "Better Late Than Never" by The Cover Girls and "Come into My Life" by Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito were released as singles from the album. "That's The Way It Is" by Mel & Kim had been
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had mixed opinions on the film. Siskel enjoyed the acting from Murphy and Hall but Ebert was disappointed that Murphy did not bring his usual more lively performance, and Ebert was also critical of the unoriginal script. Siskel, in print, reviewed the film more enthusiastically, giving it three and a
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At the wedding procession, a still-heartbroken Akeem becomes surprised when his veiled bride is Lisa herself. Following the ceremony, they ride happily in a carriage to the cheers of
Zamundans. Witnessing such splendor, Lisa is both surprised and touched by the fact that Akeem would have given it up
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Meanwhile, although Akeem thrives on hard work and learning how commoners live, Semmi is not comfortable with living in such meager conditions. After a dinner date with Lisa is thwarted when Semmi furnishes their apartment with a hot tub and other luxuries, Akeem confiscates his money and donates it
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It opened a month later in the UK and earned $ 7,712,622 during its seven-week run. It opened on
September 2 in West Germany, where it debuted at number one with $ 3,715,791 from 297 screens. It ended its run after 13 weeks with $ 15,743,447. Several contemporary articles stated that the worldwide
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Cleo initially disapproves of Akeem, as he believes he is poor and therefore not good enough for his daughter. He becomes ecstatic when he discovers that Akeem is actually an extremely wealthy prince, after meeting his parents. When Akeem discovers that his parents have arrived in New York, he and
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in the United States, it was a commercial box-office success, both domestically and worldwide. The film debuted at number one with $ 21,404,420 from 2,064 screens, for a five-day total of $ 28,409,497. The film made $ 128,152,301 in the United States and ended up with a worldwide total of $
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without ever being properly compensated or acknowledged for his efforts. The trial court eventually agreed with
Buchwald, although the damage award that he received was considerably less than what he had sought, and even less than what he eventually had to pay out in legal fees."
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was also critical of the writing, calling it a "possibly funny idea" but suggesting the screenplay had escaped before it was ready. Canby viewed the film as essentially a romantic comedy but said the romantic elements fell flat, and the film instead goes for broad
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Pictures insisted on having a white actor in the cast. Paramount Pictures provided a list of three white performers, and Murphy and Hall chose Louie Anderson because they knew him and liked him.
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called the film "an adorably amusing upscale fairy tale, an endearingly romantic comedy which has all the fabulous fake opulence of an old-fashioned
Hollywood musical as well as the traditionally sappy happy ending."
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half stars out of four, and describing it as "a sweet, oft-told story", adding that "Murphy and Hall add a number of very sharp supporting roles hidden by makeup to add spice to the general level of gentleness."
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features Murphy and Hall in several different roles, of different races and genders. Following the success of this film, this became a Murphy staple, as seen in four later films:
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released as a single in the UK, before the film's release, in
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just for her. Akeem offers again to abdicate if she does not want this life, but Lisa playfully declines.
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4046:1980s buddy comedy films
3860:The Pursuit of Happyness
3836:The Fighting Temptations
2904:Amazon Women on the Moon
2864:Twilight Zone: The Movie
2814:The Kentucky Fried Movie
1214:pilot anthology series.
1049:"Better Late Than Never"
819:Deborah Nadoolman Landis
692:" within the film, on a
510:as a street hustler and
502:as a royal rose bearer;
179:Eddie Murphy Productions
3876:The Secret Life of Bees
1676:"1988 Domestic Grosses"
892:Cherry Hill, New Jersey
662:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
651:Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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329:an arranged bride-to-be
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203:June 29, 1988
4161:Comedy crossover films
4126:Fiction about monarchy
4061:African-American films
3943:Straight Outta Compton
3186:Awards and nominations
2684:See You Next Wednesday
2443:The Hollywood Reporter
686:See You Next Wednesday
633:
3195:Stand-up comedy films
2944:Beverly Hills Cop III
2669:Buchwald v. Paramount
1747:. Paramount Streaming
921:on December 1, 2020.
888:Springfield, Virginia
840:Buchwald v. Paramount
766:Sheila Benson in the
640:Beverly Hills Cop III
602:
401:Semmi, Akeem's friend
4166:1980s American films
4002:The Harder They Fall
3606:No award (1972–1975)
3600:Lady Sings the Blues
3370:Beverly Hills Cop II
3292:Greatest Comedy Hits
2246:"My Dear Marthandan"
1993:— retrieved May 2015
1861:. New York, New York
1773:on December 20, 2018
1322:and American rapper
1232:. A Hong Kong film,
1211:CBS Summer Playhouse
1120:"Addicted to You" –
1104:That's the Way It Is
1040:That's the Way It Is
4106:Films set in Africa
4086:Films about royalty
3812:Remember the Titans
3453:Dolemite Is My Name
3410:Vampire in Brooklyn
3354:(1989, also writer)
2964:Blues Brothers 2000
2052:Wall Street Journal
1569:on October 17, 2009
1311:Dolemite Is My Name
1242:Influences in music
1127:"Comin' Correct" –
815:Best Costume Design
790:New York Daily News
554:The Nutty Professor
548:Vampire in Brooklyn
387:barbershop customer
266:is a 1988 American
255:$ 288.8–350 million
3868:The Great Debaters
3319:Party All the Time
3300:All I Fuckin' Know
3284:Compilation albums
2834:The Blues Brothers
2744:My Dear Marthandan
2251:The Indian Express
2188:. December 8, 1988
2088:DVDs Release Dates
2029:Coming to America,
2021:Paramount Pictures
1830:The New York Times
1341:on March 4, 2021.
1339:Amazon Prime Video
1225:My Dear Marthandan
1005:Coming to America
873:breach of contract
796:Siskel & Ebert
779:The New York Times
714:Paramount Pictures
688:") appears as an "
496:Vondie Curtis-Hall
189:Paramount Pictures
73:Barry W. Blaustein
4028:
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3994:Bad Boys for Life
3903:For Colored Girls
3761:Waiting to Exhale
3698:Coming to America
3671:A Soldier's Story
3611:Let's Do It Again
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2302:Ferguson, Amber.
1893:on August 6, 2016
1823:(June 29, 1988).
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1654:Los Angeles Times
1626:Los Angeles Times
1543:Los Angeles Times
1462:Coming to America
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1370:Los Angeles Times
1331:COVID-19 pandemic
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675:Coming to America
671:Coming to America
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576:Coming to America
543:Coming to America
500:Garcelle Beauvais
488:Samuel L. Jackson
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276:Eddie Murphy
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247:$ 36 million
219:Running time
196:Release date
165:Nile Rodgers
114:Arsenio Hall
110:Eddie Murphy
86:Eddie Murphy
44:Drew Struzan
25:
3445:Tower Heist
3326:Whatzupwitu
3181:Discography
3176:Filmography
3096:(1990–1996)
3005:Coming Soon
2954:The Stupids
2788:John Landis
2116:October 27,
2093:October 27,
1925:October 31,
1865:October 31,
1836:October 26,
1252:That's That
1108:Mel and Kim
823:Best Makeup
761:CinemaScore
584:John Landis
557:(1996) and
301:In 1989, a
272:John Landis
223:117 minutes
146:Woody Omens
92:Produced by
55:John Landis
51:Directed by
4041:1988 films
4035:Categories
3975:Just Mercy
3959:Girls Trip
3742:Sister Act
3712:Lean on Me
3503:Axel Foley
3496:Characters
3485:The Pickup
3103:Deer Woman
3084:Television
2065:August 29,
1945:Oscars.org
1858:Daily News
1744:Metacritic
1517:Pajiba.com
1345:References
1248:Snoop Dogg
1080:The System
925:Soundtrack
919:4K Blu-Ray
898:Home media
884:McDonald's
827:Rick Baker
753:Metacritic
708:Box office
690:easter egg
679:The System
571:Production
559:its sequel
518:Don Ameche
344:Jheri curl
337:McDonald's
252:Box office
207:1988-06-29
172:Production
3919:Red Tails
3777:Soul Food
3750:Malcolm X
3544:(brother)
3402:Boomerang
3203:Delirious
2421:March 29,
2395:March 29,
2367:August 8,
2341:April 17,
2335:Us Weekly
2313:August 3,
2141:March 28,
2060:0099-9660
2036:page 182.
2006:page 182.
1881:"Youtube"
1324:Rick Ross
1295:Blaustein
1291:Sheffield
951:July 1988
853:Paramount
785:slapstick
729:Reception
422:John Amos
288:John Amos
151:Edited by
124:John Amos
3911:The Help
3884:Precious
3522:Donkey (
3333:Patience
3265:So Happy
3238:Comedian
3123:" (2007)
3114:" (2006)
3105:" (2005)
3093:Dream On
3075:" (1991)
3066:" (1985)
3057:" (1985)
3048:" (1983)
3046:Thriller
2499:MovieWeb
2471:MovieWeb
2389:MovieWeb
2362:Deadline
2134:Soul Glo
1777:July 27,
1751:June 29,
1723:March 5,
1717:Fandango
1691:April 2,
1562:Collider
1256:R. Kelly
1129:J.J. Fad
948:Released
940: by
857:optioned
740:website
612:. And I
567:(2007).
551:(1995);
383:Saul, a
307:spin-off
236:Language
161:Music by
104:Starring
82:Story by
3535:Related
3513:Mushu (
3015:Slasher
2804:Schlock
2661:Related
2587:at the
2526:Variety
2257:June 9,
2166:Twitter
1886:YouTube
1522:July 3,
1465:at the
1443:May 10,
1376:May 10,
1306:Netflix
1218:Remakes
1001:Singles
911:Blu-Ray
833:Lawsuit
700:Release
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