Number 2 (Austin Powers) is a reference to this while also a commonly used slang term for defecating. After one of Dr. Evil's henchmen attempts to assassinate Austin Powers in a bathroom stall, Austin Powers grunts and drowns him in a toilet and issues the exchange: In the original release and pressings, Austin grunted "Do you work for Number 2? Do you work for Number 2?" The reason of replacing the clips with the also-filmed clips of "Who does Number 2 work for?" are unknown. Number 2, as his name implies, is the second-in-command of Dr. Evil's empire, and was also ranked second only
Austin Powers in Goldmember operated a "sex barn" north of Rotterdam. The man's distinct forms of expression caught Myers' attention while he was writing. "Austin Powers in Goldmember" took in £5,585,978 in the United Kingdom on its opening weekend. In the United States, it broke the opening weekend record for a spoof movie, surpassing the previous Austin Powers film. The film grossed US$73 million on its opening weekend, and grossed a total of $213 million in the United States, according to Box Office Mojo. "Austin Powers in Goldmember" was released on video and DVD on December 3, 2002. The DVD was released under the