Norbit is a 2007 English-language Comedy Romance motion picture written by Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Jay Scherick and David Ronn. The movie is directed by Brian Robbins and produced by John Davis and Eddie Murphy under the banner of DreamWorks Pictures in collaboration with Davis Entertainment and Tollin/Robbins Productions. A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her. Norbit stars Eddie Murphy in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Powell and Lester Speight. The screenplay is written by Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Jay Scherick and David Ronn. The music was composed by David Newman. Cinematography was done by Clark Mathis and editing by Ned Bastille. The movie has a running time of 102 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Norbit was made on a budget of $60 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $159 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Paramount Pictures.