13 Going on 30

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13 Going On 30 (also known as Suddenly 30 in Australia) is a 2004 movie starring Jennifer Garner. In a broad sense, it is a remake of Big.

Contents

1 Plot
2 Box office
3 Reception
4 Music
5 See also
6 External links

Plot

Jenna Rink (played as a girl by Christa B. Allen then as an adult by Garner), on her 13th birthday in 1987, wishes to be a 30-year-old adult because she is ignored by the cool girls in school and mostly unnoticed by the cute boy she likes. When she awakes the next morning, her wish has come true: she finds herself seventeen years in the future, gorgeous and successful with a great job, a fabulous Fifth Avenue apartment, and a handsome celebrity boyfriend, but no idea how she achieved it all. She soon discovers that her former best friend, Matt (Mark Ruffalo), is engaged to be married, and that they are no longer in contact, having to deal with adult problems instead of the simpler problems of kids. This only complicates the fact that Jenna has become a shell of her former self: generally despised by all she comes into contact with as a despicable human being.

Box office

The movie opened on April 23, 2004 with an initial box office take of $22 million USD in its first weekend. It went on to face considerable competition from hit teen comedy Mean Girls and subsequently ended with nearly $60 million at the domestic box office. In the end the marketing of the somewhat grown up nostalgiafest as a teen comedy was blamed. The same picture became one of the five biggest DVD rentals of the year, with over $57 million in rentals alone according to the Internet Movie Database. It also sold well in that format.

Reception

The picture was seen by many as a big step into its lead actress' career as a bona fide movie star; critics raved at their surprise that Miss Garner had comic capability - and audiences talked of her performance above anything else. Garner is one of an elite few actresses who have been able to open a motion picture over $15m with singular billing. Other actresses to do this are Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts and Jodie Foster.

Garner was nominated for multiple awards in her role as Jenna Rink, and won over many critics with her performance. Garner filmed the picture while on break from filming her TV series Alias.

Overseas, the movie impressed analysts by surpassing Mean Girls in many territories, and being critically acclaimed, while helping Garner build a bigger media profile as an international draw. The picture grossed just shy of $100m worldwide at $96.5m, going on to become one of the year's biggest DVD rentals and sellers.

Renée Zellweger was originally considered for the part played by Garner. Actors Mark Ruffalo, Christa B. Allen, Renee Olstead, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, and Kathy Baker also appear in the film.

Music

13 Going On 30 Soundtrack

External links

[Sony Pictures official 13 Going on 30 site]