Eddie Murphy

$140,200

Starting his career as a stand up comedian Murphy was hastily added to the cast of the comedy/melodrama feature film 48 Hours and voila, an eight-million-dollars-per-picture movie star was born. The actor followed this cinematic triumph with Trading Places, a Prince and the Pauper update released during the summer of 1983. He followed this up with Beverley Hills Cop and The Golden Child, becoming a huge star and box office favourite. His movied have gone downhill in recent years with the awful Nutty Professor and Norbit, but he has redeemed himself slightly with his brilliant perfomance as Donkey in Shrek.