Editing Austin Powers in Goldmember (section)

==Reception==
===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>

===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 184 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the narrative structure is messy and doesn't make much sense, the third installment of the ''Austin Powers'' franchise contains enough inspired bits to entertain."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_in_goldmember/|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-in-goldmember/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Austin Powers" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{{See also|List of accolades received by the Austin Powers franchise}}

Myers was nominated for the [[MTV Movie Award]] for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]] for the third time,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295178/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember Awards|work=Internet Movie Database|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> but lost against [[Daveigh Chase]] for her role as Samara Morgan in ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153738/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title=Daveigh Chase Awards|work=Internet Movie Database|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> making it the first time Myers lost the award. However, he did win the award for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]], making it the first time he won the award, having previously lost twice for the first two films.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998| title = MTV 1998 Movie Awards. Click the Winners tab.| website = [[MTV]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100305050125/https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998| archive-date = March 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2000| title = MTV 2000 Movie Awards. Click the Winners tab.| website = [[MTV]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100302062012/https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2000| archive-date = March 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2003| title = MTV 2003 Movie Awards. Click the Winners tab.| website = [[MTV]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100107014716/https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2003| archive-date = January 7, 2010}}</ref>