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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery(1997)
Released
1997 · FILM

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers, a flamboyant British spy, must thaw from cryogenic sleep and out‑wit his resurrected arch‑nemesis Dr. Evil before the villain’s nuclear ransom threatens to plunge the world into chaos.

“Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.”

Directed by
Jay Roach, Doug Aarniokoski
Written by
Mike Myers, Gabriel Hardman
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
89 min
AdventureComedy

Synopsis

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the world's greatest secret agent. With his signature handlebar mustache, love for 1960s fashion, and a knack for getting into and out of trouble, he is on a mission to stop the evil Dr. Evil from taking over the world.

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A crew of 417+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Debra Neil FisherShot by Peter DemingScored by George S ClintonDesigned by Cynthia CharetteSound by Javier BennassarCostumes by Deena AppelStunts by Bud Davis

Box Office

1997 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$67.7M

Budget$16.5M
Worldwide gross$67.7M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $53.9M — 80% of worldwide · International: $13.8M (20%)

Opening weekend: $9.5M — 18% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $12.4M — 23% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,187 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • TV· 68 min

Also known as

  • Austin Powersde
  • Austin Powers – Das Schärfste, was Ihre Majestät zu bieten hatde
  • Austin Powers - Il controspioneit
  • (Bulgarian, transliterated title)Ostin Pauurs
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesApr 29, 1997
  • CanadaMay 2, 1997
  • DenmarkJun 27, 1997
  • SingaporeJul 10, 1997

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Capella InternationalGratitudeJuno PixKC MedienMoving Pictures (I)
Distributors
New Line CinemaAllianceBac FilmsConcorde FilmElliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE)
Special effectsPacific Vision Productions
Other companiesCapella International, Resurgence Media Group, Animal Makers, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Digital Sound and Picture

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