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The Emperor

The Emperor's New Groove(2000)
Released
2000 · FILM

The Emperor's New Groove

A selfish teenage emperor is magically turned into a llama by his scheming advisor’s sidekick, forcing him to team up with a humble village leader to stop a ruthless plot and reclaim his throne before his kingdom collapses.

“It's all about... ME!”

Directed by
Mark Dindal
Written by
David Reynolds, Chris Williams
Rated
MPA · G
Runtime
78 min
AdventureAnimationComedy
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

Emperor Kuzco, a self-absorbed ruler, is unexpectedly turned into a llama and must depend on a kind-hearted villager to navigate the jungle and restore his position as emperor.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 46+ 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 Tom FinanShot by Thomas BakerScored by John DebneyDesigned by Paul A Felix

Box Office

2000 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× 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

$169.3M

Budget$100.0M
Worldwide gross$169.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $89.3M — 53% of worldwide · International: $80.0M (47%)

Opening weekend: $9.8M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $14.6M — 16% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,801 theaters

Re-release box office

2021744 theaters
$609K($743K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Ein Königreich für ein Lamade
  • Kuzco, l'empereur mégalofr
  • Le follie dell'imperatoreit

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