Box Office and Reception
The film opened at #2 at the North American box office making $16 million USD in its opening weekend, behind Charlie's Angels, which was on its second consecutive week at the top spot. The film went on to earn $39 million domestically and another $18 million worldwide, bringing the total to $58 million, and was considered a box office failure compared to its $85 million budget.
Critical reaction to the film was fairly poor. Based on 112 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, only 22% critics gave Little Nicky a positive review. The site's consensus states "Despite the presence of a large, talented cast, the jokes in Little Nicky are dumb, tasteless, and not that funny, and Adam Sandler's character is grating to watch." Comedian and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the film the worst comedy ever made. Despite giving the film an overall negative review, Roger Ebert described Little Nicky as "the best Sandler movie to date."
The film was nominated for five awards at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette), Worst Director and Worst Screenplay.
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