Editing Austin Powers in Goldmember (section)

===Box office===
''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' took in [[Pound sterling|£]]6,364,796 in the United Kingdom on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2821280261/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> In the United States, it broke the opening weekend record for a spoof movie, surpassing the previous Austin Powers films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Powers in: The Spy Who Shagged Me - opening weekend gross |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3343025665/?ref_=bo_gr_rls |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Powers in: Goldmember - opening weekend gross |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl944080385/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> It grossed $73.1 million during its opening weekend, surpassing ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' for the biggest July opening of all time.<ref name="Record opening" /> The latter record would be held for two years until ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' took it in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superherohype.com/features/86135-spider-man-2-earns-record-1801-million-in-6-days|title=Spider-Man 2 Earns Record $180.1 Million in 6 Days!|date=July 5, 2004}}</ref> The film also surpassed ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' as the biggest opening for a comedy film.<ref name="Record opening">{{cite web |last1=Byrne |first1=Bridget |title="Goldmember" Powers Box Office |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/43654/goldmember-powers-box-office |website=E! |access-date=December 13, 2019 |date=July 29, 2002}}</ref> This was the fourth-highest opening weekend of all time, behind ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/7/31/19669080/austin-collects-opening-weekend-gold|title='Austin' collects opening weekend gold|date=July 31, 2002}}</ref> The film grossed a total of $213.3 million in the United States and $296.9 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0295178/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>