<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $39 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $288,752,301 </Td> </Tr> <P> Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role . The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley and John Amos . 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 comes to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry . The film spawned a brief U.S. television spin - off series . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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