13 Going on 30

| gross = $96 million

| gross = $96 million

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'''''13 Going on 30''''' (released as '''''Suddenly 30''''' in some countries) is a 2004 American [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[romantic comedy]]{{cite web |title=13 Going on 30 (2004) |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/63259-13-GOINGON30 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121115832/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/63259-13-GOINGON30 |url-status=live }} film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by [[Gary Winick]], starring [[Jennifer Garner]] and [[Mark Ruffalo]], and produced by [[Susan Arnold]] and [[Donna Arkoff Roth]] and Gina Matthews. The film is about a 13-year-old girl in 1987 who awakens to find herself suddenly 30 years old and living in 2004 as a fashion editor.

'''''13 Going on 30''''' (released as '''''Suddenly 30''''' in some countries) is a 2004 American [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[romantic comedy]]{{cite web |title=13 Going on 30 (2004) |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/63259-13-GOINGON30 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121115832/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/63259-13-GOINGON30 |url-status=live }} film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by [[Gary Winick]], starring [[Jennifer Garner]], who also starred in the 2021 film ''Yes Day'', and [[Mark Ruffalo]], and produced by [[Susan Arnold]], [[Donna Arkoff Roth]], and Gina Matthews. The film is about a 13-year-old girl in 1987 who awakens to find herself suddenly 30 years old and living in 2004 as a fashion editor.

''13 Going on 30'' received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Garner's performance and its nostalgic environment. It was also praised for its humorous plot and self-empowering message. The film was also a commercial success, earning $22 million in its first week and becoming one of the year's biggest-selling [[DVD]] rental titles. Its total box office profit was over $96 million. Additionally, the soundtrack charted inside the top 50 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. Garner's acting earned her nominations from both the [[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Awards]] and the [[Teen Choice Awards]].

''13 Going on 30'' received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Garner's performance and its nostalgic environment. It was also praised for its humorous plot and self-empowering message. The film was also a commercial success, earning $22 million in its first week and becoming one of the year's biggest-selling [[DVD]] rental titles. Its total box office profit was over $96 million. Additionally, the soundtrack charted inside the top 50 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. Garner's acting earned her nominations from both the [[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Awards]] and the [[Teen Choice Awards]].

The next morning, Jenna awakens as an adult in a luxurious [[Fifth Avenue]] apartment in 2004, dating a young man she does not recognize and with no memory of the intervening seventeen years. Upon further investigation, she learns that she now works as an editor for her favorite fashion magazine, ''Poise'', alongside her co-editor and best friend, Lucy Wyman. However, the magazine is falling behind its arch-rival ''Sparkle'', which her editor-in-chief, Richard Kneeland, believes is the work of a saboteur. A confused Jenna locates Matty, now a struggling photographer, in [[Greenwich Village]]. He explains that in high school, she became the new head of the Six Chicks and subsequently stopped speaking to him; she also learns that Lucy is Tom-Tom.

The next morning, Jenna awakens as an adult in a luxurious [[Fifth Avenue]] apartment in 2004, dating a young man she does not recognize and with no memory of the intervening seventeen years. Upon further investigation, she learns that she now works as an editor for her favorite fashion magazine, ''Poise'', alongside her co-editor and best friend, Lucy Wyman. However, the magazine is falling behind its arch-rival ''Sparkle'', which her editor-in-chief, Richard Kneeland, believes is the work of a saboteur. A confused Jenna locates Matty, now a struggling photographer, in [[Greenwich Village]]. He explains that in high school, she became the new head of the Six Chicks and subsequently stopped speaking to him; she also learns that Lucy is Tom-Tom.

As she adjusts to her new adult life, Jenna gradually learns that the person she has become is nothing like her shy, sweet teenage self; the adult Jenna plagiarized ideas, became estranged from her parents, and had an affair with a co-worker's husband. After overhearing Lucy plotting to remove her from a presentation on a ''Poise'' rebrand, Jenna returns to her childhood home to reunite with her parents before reconciling with Matty and hiring him to help with her presentation. They gradually fall for each other, though Matty's fiancée Wendy is eager for him to move to [[Chicago]] with her.

As she adjusts to her new adult life, Jenna gradually learns that the person she has become is nothing like her shy, sweet teenage self; the adult Jenna plagiarized ideas, became estranged from her parents, and had an affair with a co-worker's husband. After overhearing Lucy plotting to remove her from a presentation on a ''Poise'' rebrand, Jenna returns to her childhood home to reunite with her parents before reconciling with Matty and hiring him to help with her presentation. They gradually fall for each other, although Matty's fiancée, Wendy, is eager for him to move to [[Chicago]] with her.

Jenna's presentation proves successful, but Lucy lies to Matty and claims Jenna did not use his photos, having him sign them over to her instead. While looking for Matty to deliver the good news, Jenna finds Wendy, who reveals that their wedding is the next day. Moreover, she learns from Kneeland that Lucy became ''Sparkle''{{'}}s new editor-in-chief by using Jenna's presentation. Outraged, she confronts Lucy, who scornfully reveals that Jenna is the one who sabotaged ''Poise'' in exchange for a position at ''Sparkle'', though Lucy took the job first.

Jenna's presentation proves successful, but Lucy lies to Matty and claims Jenna did not use his photos, having him sign them over to her instead. While looking for Matty to deliver the good news, Jenna finds Wendy, who reveals that their wedding is the next day. Moreover, she learns from Kneeland that Lucy became ''Sparkle''{{'}}s new editor-in-chief by using Jenna's presentation. Outraged, she confronts Lucy, who scornfully reveals that Jenna is the one who sabotaged ''Poise'' in exchange for a position at ''Sparkle'', though Lucy took the job first.