know how to release it in America. But in Europe, it clocked $57 million." Critical response Overall, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 32% rating based on 22 reviews with the critical consensus: "Historically inaccurate and dramatically inert, Ridley Scott's retelling of Christopher Columbus' exploits is an epic without grandeur or insight". However, film critic Roger Ebert said that the film was satisfactory, and that "Depardieu lends it gravity, the supporting performances are convincing, the locations are realistic, and we are inspired to reflect that it did indeed take a certain nerve to sail off into nowhere just because an orange was round." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F. See also Carry On Columbus, a comedy-film about Columbus released in 1992 The Magic Voyage, an animated film about Christopher Columbus also released in 1992 References External links 1492 Conquest of Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes 1992 films 1990s historical adventure films 1990s biographical drama films British biographical drama films British epic films French epic films French biographical drama films Spanish biographical drama films Spanish epic films 1990s English-language films 1990s adventure drama films Cultural depictions of Christopher Columbus Cultural depictions of Isabella I of Castile Films set in the 1490s Fiction set in 1492 Films set in North America Films set in the Caribbean Films set in pre-Columbian America Films set in Spain Films shot in Costa Rica Films shot in the Dominican Republic Films shot in England Films shot in Spain Films shot in the United States Virgin Islands Gaumont Film Company films Films directed by Ridley Scott Films scored by Vangelis Age of Discovery films Epic films based on actual events English-language French films English-language Spanish films 1992 drama films 1990s British films 1990s French films 1990s Spanish films