Made first for young men 1
Big's audience scores lean most toward young men at 73 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 73 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
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.
Age: 35 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 17 | 3 |
| This title (1988) | 0 | 1 |
● This title (1988): advocacy 0 · explore Fantasy →
Cast & Crew
Juliet Taylor (director) · Paula Herold (director)