The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
84%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
7 wins & 27 nominations total
The Emperor’s New Groove isn’t the most ambitious animated film, but its brisk pace, fresh characters, and big laughs make for a great time for the whole family
The Emperor’s New Groove is the perfect movie to watch when you need a good laugh. It’s not your typical Disney movie, but that’s what makes it so great. The characters are hilarious, the plot is ridiculous, and the humor is on point. It’s like the writers drank a whole bottle of Kool-Aid and just went for it. Plus, who doesn’t love a good llama transformation? It may not have been a box office hit, but it’s definitely a cult classic that deserves more recognition. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
Production Company(ies)
Altavista Films, Zeta Film
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Walt Disney Feature Animation – 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
G
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 19m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2005
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $169,661,687
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $294,263,906
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 511
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 32,089,848
US/Canada gross: $89,636,687
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $155,467,284
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 500
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,812,302
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $17,018,611
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 730
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $100,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $173,441,577
Production budget ranking: 170
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $93,398,289
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $27,424,039
ROI to date (est.): 10%
ROI ranking: 1,345
John Goodman – Pacha (Llama Herder) – Voice
Eartha Kitt – Yzma – Voice
Patrick Warburton – Kronk – Voice
Wendie Malick – Pacha’s Wife – Voice
Kellyann Kelso – Chaca – Voice
Randy Fullmer – Producer
Mark Dindal – Director, Writer
David Reynolds – Writer
Director(s)
Mark Dindal
Writer(s)
David Reynolds, Mark Dindal
Producer(s)
Randy Fullmer
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
7 wins & 27 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (132) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (113) | Rotten (19)
More fun, goofy cartoon antics than Disney polish.
August 3, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.
November 16, 2009
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Emperor doesn’t aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.
September 8, 2008
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney’s plusher cartoons lack.
March 31, 2008
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
This Disney comedy makes a self-conscious and largely successful attempt to modernise the studio’s format with a jive-ass sensibility.
June 24, 2006
Wally Hammond
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The Emperor’s New Groove is really about another new groove — Disney animation’s… Not a success at the box office, it deserves to be a family hit on VHS and DVD.
May 30, 2003 | Rating: A-
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
So take the 78 minutes and pay tribute to one of the most tenacious and iconic performers of the 20th century, and perhaps find your own groove in the enervating doldrums of the current world.
September 10, 2021
Jason Shawhan
Nashville Scene
Rarely has a company production offered such outrageous and unpretentious fun. [Full Review in Spanish]
May 14, 2020
Sergio Benítez
Espinof
Ultimately the silly and zany attitudes within The Emperor’s New Groove provide it with a levity that few other Disney films featured.
January 17, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Alan French
We Bought a Blog
It’s humor your whole family can enjoy which is actually kind of rare.
May 7, 2019 | Rating: A-
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
The Emperor’s New Groove is a little sassier, a little hipper, and maybe just a little crazier-as if the cartoon cast drank some of the old Warner Bros. Kool-Aid.
March 30, 2016 | Rating: B
James Plath
Family Home Theater
[The] lightest and wackiest of all Disney features.
December 6, 2009 | Rating: 8/10
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy…
Plot
In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his “groove”, and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma (Eartha Kitt), he’s also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma’s right-hand man, Kronk (Patrick Warburton), Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama’s true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor’s problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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