Editing Santa with Muscles (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film was released on 8 November 1996, the film garnered $120,932 in box office receipts during its opening weekend and grossed a total of $220,198 during its two-week run.<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa With Muscles (PG)|url=http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/santa-with-muscles-1996|publisher=BoxOffice.com|access-date=6 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607164459/http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/santa-with-muscles-1996|archive-date=7 June 2012}}</ref>

===Critical response===
Film critic [[Emanuel Levy]] gave the film a score of 2 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa with Muscles Reviews|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/santa_with_muscles/reviews/|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> Joe Leydon in [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] described ''Santa with Muscles'' as a "weakling of a comedy" and thought that Hogan's performance was lacking the charisma of his previous work such as ''[[Suburban Commando]]''. Leydon panned the direction in particular, stating: "Working from an irredeemably bland screenplay, John Murlowski directs with all the enthusiasm of someone going through the motions to pay off a debt."<ref name=varietyreview>{{cite news |date= 18 November 1996 |last= Leydon |first= Joe |title= Santa with Muscles|url= https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/santa-with-muscles-1200447631/ |access-date=6 December 2011|newspaper= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref> Chris Hicks, writing for the ''[[Deseret News]]'', stated that films such as ''Santa with Muscles'' make films like ''[[Jingle All The Way]]'' look better, and said that Hulk Hogan "makes [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] seem like [[Laurence Olivier]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hicks|first=Chris|title=Santa with Muscles|url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700001588/Santa-With-Muscles.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021312/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700001588/Santa-With-Muscles.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= October 22, 2012|access-date= 2 March 2019 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |date=10 December 1996 }}</ref> MaryAnn Johanson of ''Flick Filosopher'' called it "a deeply awful comedy" and "Believe me, it’s even dumber than it sounds."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickfilosopher.com/1999/12/santa-with-muscles-review.html|title=Santa with Muscles (review)|date=1999-12-11|website=FlickFilosopher.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>

===Legacy===
Reception for ''Santa with Muscles'' has continued to be negative. As of December 2011 it was listed at number 62 on IMDB's bottom 100 movies.<ref name=thnadvent>{{cite news|last=Sharp|first=John|title=THN Advent Calendar Day Four: Santa With Muscles|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2011/12/04/thn-advent-calendar-day-four-santa-with-muscles/|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Hollywood News|date=4 December 2011 |quote=It is true that SWM is, at the time of writing, no.62 on IMDB’s top 100 worst ever movies list. |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206030422/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2011/12/04/thn-advent-calendar-day-four-santa-with-muscles/|archive-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> It was listed as number 43 out of 50 worst children's films by ''[[Total Film]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=43. Santa with Muscles|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-worst-kids-movies/santa-with-muscles-1996|publisher=Total Film|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> and was included in [[Virgin Media]]'s list of worst [[List of Christmas films|Christmas movies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movies For a Crappy Christmas: Santa with Muscles|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/worst-christmas-movies.php?page=7|publisher=Virgin Media|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> The film was also included on ''[[Atlantic City Weekly]]'''s list of worst holiday films, ranking third behind ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'' and the ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]''.<ref name=acwlist>{{cite news |last1= Billow|first1= Craig|last2= Kinney |first2= Josh|title=ACW's Weekend Hot Tub Party - Best & Worst Holiday Movies|url=http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/features/ACWs-Weekend-Hot-Tub-Party---Holiday-Movies-134917833.html|access-date=6 December 2011|newspaper=Atlantic City Weekly|date=2 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205002939/http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/features/ACWs-Weekend-Hot-Tub-Party---Holiday-Movies-134917833.html|archive-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> Due to Hogan's starring role, the film has been featured on the website [[Wrestlecrap]], which acts as a "Hall of Shame" for the worst [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmicks]] and [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|storylines]] in pro wrestling history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Inductions|url=http://wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html|publisher=Wrestlecrap|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> When [[Golden Globe]] nominee Mila Kunis, who made her film debut, was asked about the film in 2011 by [[GQ (magazine)|''GQ'' magazine]], she said, "I was too young to fully understand the importance of working with Hulk Hogan. I just thought he was this huge man", while comparing the film to ''[[American Psycho 2]]'' in which she co-starred with [[William Shatner]].<ref name=gqmilakunisinterview>{{cite news|last=Marchese|first=David|title=...And She's Funny, Too: A GQ&A with Mila Kunis|url=https://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201108/mila-kunis-gq-august-2011-cover-story|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=GQ|date=August 2011}}</ref> In 2021, ''Santa with Muscles'' was featured on the [[YouTube]] channel [[Red Letter Media|RedLetterMedia]] as part of their series, ''Best of the Worst.''<ref>{{Citation|title=Best of the Worst: Christmas 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBEYOlXNAC8|language=en|access-date=2021-12-21}}</ref>