Synopsis

Ashley Albright seems to be the luckiest person in Manhattan, while aspiring music producer Jake Hardin cannot catch a break. After a chance kiss at a masquerade ball mysteriously transfers their fortunes, Ashley's perfect life collapses as Jake's luck transforms his prospects. Their efforts to reverse the switch bring them together and force both to reconsider whether happiness depends on fortune or personal choices.

Factoids & Trivia

• Principal photography took place from January 13 through April 17, 2005. Interior scenes were filmed in New Orleans, while exterior sequences were shot in New York City.

• The production used New Orleans locations before Hurricane Katrina struck the city in August 2005. New York settings included Central Park, Christopher Park, the New York Palace Hotel, and Grand Central Terminal.

• The film features the British pop-rock band McFly in a prominent music-industry role. Its soundtrack album was released on June 11, 2006 and included a new song titled "Just My Luck" recorded specifically for the movie.

• Despite being marketed as the film's soundtrack, the McFly album also contained songs that do not appear in the finished movie, along with reworked versions of several earlier tracks.

• Released in the United States on May 12, 2006, the film opened in fourth place with approximately $5.7 million. Its worldwide theatrical gross was about $38.2 million against a reported $28 million production budget.

• The film later inspired the Thai television series *One Night Steal*, which premiered in 2019.