in various locations in England. Stand-ins for Buckingham Palace include Wrotham Park, Syon House, Somerset House, Harewood House, Old Royal Naval College, Apsley House, Belvoir Castle, Hagley Hall, Lancaster House, and Blenheim Palace. Warwick Castle and Hever Castle were used to substitute the interior shots for Windsor Castle. St Pancras railway station was used to film the scene introducing the Finnish royal family. Highclere Castle was used for Lord Graves' home. Dalton, South Yorkshire, was the location of Miranda's parents' home. Marketing Universal Pictures launched a marketing campaign for the film, including a partnership with Burger King valued at US$8 million. Soundtrack The film's score was composed by James Newton Howard, while the soundtrack features songs performed by John Goodman: "Tiny Bubbles" "Good Golly, Miss Molly" "Duke of Earl" Other songs featured in the film include: "Good Golly, Miss Molly" by Jeff Lynne "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps "Moulin Rouge" "I'm in the Mood for Love" Reception Box office In the US, the film earned $8.3 million in its opening weekend, in third place. In total, the film grossed $34 million domestically and $52.5 million worldwide against a budget of $23 million. Critical response Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 23% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 4.7/10. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C grade, complaining about the entirely predictable jokes, but praising Goodman for his likable performance. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert of At the Movies gave the film "Two Thumbs Down", with Ebert commenting that "it might have been funnier if John Goodman had played a sleazeball instead of a cuddly nice guy." William Thomas of Empire magazine gave the film two out of five stars, calling it "Poor, even for a 'funny because he's fat' film." References External links 1991 films 1991 comedy films American comedy films Ralph Films about royalty Films based on British novels Films scored by James Newton Howard Films set in England Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Films set in London Films set in palaces Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films shot in Hampshire Films shot in Hertfordshire Films shot in Oxfordshire Films shot in South Yorkshire Films shot in Warwickshire Films shot in Worcestershire Films with screenplays by David S. Ward Monarchy in fiction Universal Pictures films 1990s English-language films Films directed by