Everybody was 'Coming to America' this Halloween - CNN.com www.cnn.com/2015/11/02/entertainment/beyonce-jay-z-coming-to-america-halloween-feat/index.html?sr=fbCNN110215beyonce-jay-z-coming-to-america-halloween-feat0310PMStoryGalLink&linkId=18434402 But "Coming to America" didn't do too bad, either. For some reason, the 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem, who leaves his native Zamunda to find love in New York along with his BFF Semmi (played by Arsenio Hall), enjoyed a resurgence this Halloween season.