Imagine That

Hard as it is to believe, Eddie Murphy remains one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood despite a run of flops including Meet Dave, Norbit and The Haunted Mansion.

There was a time when the Brooklyn-born actor and comedian made us laugh and cry without fail with early hits such as Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, The Golden Child and Coming To America.

Recently, there have been flashes of brilliance in his vocal performances as Donkey in the Shrek films and an Oscar-nominated supporting turn in Dreamgirls, but the Midas touch of the good old days now deserts him.

Murphy continues his run of bad luck in Karey Kirkpatrick's family comedy, which reportedly cost in excess of a whopping