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Big

Jun 3, 1988
104 min
FantasyDramaComedyRomanceFamily
7.2/ 10
3,818 votes

Overview

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
3,818 votes
IMDB
7.3/10
253,261 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
73/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$151,927,281Worldwide gross
Profit$133,927,281Profitable
ROI
+744.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$115,227,281Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Have you ever had a really big secret?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$151,927,281

Production Companies

American Entertainment Partners II L.P.Gracie Films20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

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