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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