[7][8][9] The Weinstein Company signed on as the film's distributor near the end of its production[10] and it was released in December 2005.

[11] The film received mixed critical reviews,[12] but was financially successful, earning over $110 million worldwide.

[17] Kanbar Entertainment sued The Weinstein Company in March 2010, claiming that the delay violated their agreement and also accusing the studio of not contributing to monthly production accounts after February, 2009, neglecting to consult them on a release strategy, and failing to respond to proposed changes to the film, even though they held "final authority on production decisions".

Evil was eventually released in April 2011 to almost universally negative critical reviews[18] and financial failure, earning $23.1 million worldwide; less than its budget.

[19][20] Kanbar Entertainment enlisted InterWorks, Inc. to create an Android based video game of Hoodwinked Too!