Reception
See also: List of accolades received by the Austin Powers franchiseThe film was well received by critics, earning a 70% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie debuted at No.2 at the box office with US$9.5 million.
American Film Institute recognition:
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
- Austin Powers - Nominated Hero
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs - Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "One million dollars!" - Nominated
- "Yeah, baby!" - Nominated
- AFI's 100 years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary edition) - Nominated
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Famous quotes containing the word reception:
“But in the reception of metaphysical formula, all depends, as regards their actual and ulterior result, on the pre-existent qualities of that soil of human nature into which they fall—the company they find already present there, on their admission into the house of thought.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)
“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)
“To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul. A true conversion, a true Christ, is now, as always, to be made by the reception of beautiful sentiments.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)