Coming To America hit theaters in 1988, at the height of Eddie Murphy’s popularity.
We first heard about Coming 2 America last March, when comedian Eddie Murphy’s now-deactivated Twitter account sent out a very cryptic tweet that indicated Coming to America 2 was happening, and that Murphy himself was writing the script.
Coming to America earned $128.1 million during its box office run in 1988, the third highest-grossing movie of that year behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
There is no indication when production may begin on his sequel, or when Paramount may release the movie.