David A. Cook, Professor of Film Studies at Emory University, said that Conan's North American performance fell short of the amount returned by blockbusters; the rentals of such films from their release in the continent were supposed to be least $50 million.
David A. Cook, mestre de estudos cinematográficos na Universidade Emory, dixo que a resposta de Conan en América do Norte non chega ó cualificativo de "blockbuster"; xa que se supoñía que os ingresos dun filme no continente debían ser polo menos de 50$ millóns.