Upon release, "Jingle All the Way" grossed $129 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics. In 2001, Fox was ordered to pay $19 million to Murray Hill Publishing for stealing the idea for the film; the verdict was overturned three years later. "Jingle All the Way" is the third and final collaboration between Sinbad and Phil Hartman after "Coneheads" (1993) and "Houseguest" (1995), and the last film featuring Hartman to be released during his lifetime. In 2014, the film was followed by a sequel, "Jingle All the Way 2", starring Larry the Cable Guy.