Freaky Friday (2003 film)

Freaky Friday
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Waters
Screenplay by
Based onFreaky Friday
by Mary Rodgers
Produced byAndrew Gunn
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byBruce Green
Music byRolfe Kent
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release dates
  • August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04) (Los Angeles)
  • August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million[2]
Box office$160.8 million[3]

Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon. Based on Mary Rodgers's 1972 novel of the same name, it is the third adaptation of the same story and fifth installment overall in the Freaky Friday franchise. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter, respectively, whose bodies are switched by a mysterious and magical Chinese fortune cookie.

The film was released in theaters on August 6, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. It grossed over $160 million worldwide on a budget of $26 million and received positive reviews from critics. The film earned Curtis a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. A sequel, Freaky Friday 2, is scheduled to be released in 2025, with Curtis and Lohan reprising their roles.

  1. ^ "Freaky Friday (PG)". BBFC. August 20, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Freaky Friday (2003)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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