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'''''Jennifer's Body''''' is a 2009 American [[comedy horror]] film written by [[Diablo Cody]] and directed by [[Karyn Kusama]]. Starring [[Megan Fox]] instars theas titularJennifer roleCheck, a [[Spirit possession|demonically possessed]] high school student who kills her male classmates and devours their flesh in order to survive. [[Amanda Seyfried]] co-stars as the friend who tries to end her killing spree, alongsidewith [[Johnny Simmons]], [[J. K. Simmons]], [[Amy Sedaris]], and [[Adam Brody]] in supporting roles, the film follows a [[high school]] student, [[Spirit possession|demonically possessed]] following a sacrifice, who kills her male classmates and devours their flesh in order to survive, with her childhood friend striving to end her killing spree.
 
Working with Cody again following their collaborative efforts on ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'', [[Jason Reitman]] stated he and his producers "want to make unusual films".<ref name="www.hollywoodreporter.com">{{cite news |last= Kit | first= Borys| title= Reitman has the jump on Cody's 'Body'|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 13, 2007|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i26138003c343f1a15375cde64a1c96ef| access-date= February 11, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080705191205/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i26138003c343f1a15375cde64a1c96ef <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 5, 2008}} {{Subscription required}}</ref> Cody said she wanted the film to speak to female empowerment and explore the complex relationships between best friends.<ref name="in.reuters.com">{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Kwan|title=Cody exorcises demons from "Jennifer's Body"|publisher=Reuters|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=September 23, 2009|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE58C0ZI20090914|archive-date=September 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918041358/http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE58C0ZI20090914|url-status=livedead}}</ref> As a [[tie-in]] to the film, [[Boom! Studios]] produced a ''Jennifer's Body'' [[graphic novel]], released in August 2009.
 
''Jennifer's Body'' premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 10, 2009,<ref>{{Citation| title = TIFF 2009: Jennifer's Body premiere photos| url = http://www.digitalhit.com/galleries/34/494| year = 2009| last1 = Evans| first1 = Ian| last2 = Lambert| first2 = Christine| access-date = November 27, 2009| archive-date = June 8, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608005424/http://www.digitalhit.com/galleries/34/494| url-status = live}}</ref> and was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2009.<ref name="Access Hollywood premiere of Jennifer's Body">[http://www.accesshollywood.com/2009-toronto-film-festival-megan-foxs-jennifers-body-premiere_video_1156312 2009 Toronto Film Festival: Megan Fox's 'Jennifer's Body' Premiere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129224920/http://www.accesshollywood.com/2009-toronto-film-festival-megan-foxs-jennifers-body-premiere_video_1156312 |date=November 29, 2009 }} video from [http://www.accesshollywood.com/ Access Hollywood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713232449/http://www.accesshollywood.com/ |date=July 13, 2009 }}. Retrieved November 25, 2009.</ref> The film had a lackluster performance at the box office, grossing $31.6 million against a budget of $16 million, andbut received mixed reviews from critics, with its dialogue, emotional resonance and performances being praised, while the narrative and uneven tone were criticized.<ref name="www.rottentomatoes.com">{{cite web| url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jennifers_body/| title = Jennifer's Body (2009)| publisher = [[Fandango Media]]| work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]| date = March 8, 2018| access-date = April 20, 2020| archive-date = April 28, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200428204517/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jennifers_body| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="www.slate.com">{{cite web|first=Dana|last=Stevens|title=Jennifer's Body|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=September 19, 2009|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2228708/|archive-date=September 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922182806/http://www.slate.com/id/2228708|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="www.sfgate.com">{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Hartlaub|title='Jennifer Body' sags under weight of cleverness|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=September 20, 2009|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/17/MVM219NK8K.DTL&type=movies|archive-date=September 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930225936/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/17/MVM219NK8K.DTL&type=movies|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="movies.nytimes.com">{{cite web|first=A.O.|last=Scott|title=Jennifer's Body (2009): Hell Is Other People, Especially the Popular Girl|work=The New York Times|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=September 20, 2009|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/movies/18jennifer.html|archive-date=September 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922220403/http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/movies/18jennifer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the wake of the [[MeToo movement|#MeToo Movement]], it has been described as a [[Feminism|feminist]] [[Cult following|cult classic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Comeback Kid: Jennifer's Body – revaluated in the #MeToo era |url=https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/photographyandfilm/-jennifers-body-revaluated-in-the-metoo-era |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=The Everyday |date=April 19, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111183256/https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/photographyandfilm/-jennifers-body-revaluated-in-the-metoo-era |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Jennifer's Body went from a flop in 2009 to a feminist cult classic today |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=www.vox.com |date=October 31, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115145332/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/a-misunderstood-horror-film-turns-10-we-call-it-a-nerds-frightful-delight/|title=Horror film Jennifer’s Body bombed 10 years ago; now it’s a cult classic|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=August 22, 2024|website=[[Ars Technica]]|last=Ouellette|first=Jennifer|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421144728/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/a-misunderstood-horror-film-turns-10-we-call-it-a-nerds-frightful-delight/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Colangelo |first=B. J. |date=May 5, 2022 |title=How Jennifer's Body Became A True Cult Classic |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/853717/how-jennifers-body-became-a-true-cult-classic/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=/Film |language=en-US |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111183254/https://www.slashfilm.com/853717/how-jennifers-body-became-a-true-cult-classic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Plot==
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In February 2008, a cease and desist was given to a writer at CC2K.us after they posted an advance script review for the film.<ref>{{cite news| title= Fox Searchlight Lawyer's Defend Jennifer's Body from Snarky Bloggers| publisher= mediabistro.com| date= February 11, 2008| url= http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/so_sue_me/fox_searchlight_lawyers_defend_jennifers_body_from_snarky_bloggers_77164.asp?c=rss| access-date= February 11, 2008| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090629220425/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/so_sue_me/fox_searchlight_lawyers_defend_jennifers_body_from_snarky_bloggers_77164.asp?c=rss| archive-date= June 29, 2009| df= mdy-all}}</ref> The Latino Review also posted an advance review.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chavez |first=Kellvin |title=Exclusive: Jennifer's Body Story Details |publisher=Latinoreview.com |date=January 8, 2008 |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-jennifer-s-body-story-details-3616 |access-date=February 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119163114/http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-jennifer-s-body-story-details-3616 |archive-date=January 19, 2008 }}</ref> At the time CC2K.us received their cease and desist order, questions were raised why Latino Review's largely positive script review was allowed to stay posted while CC2K was being forced by Fox Searchlight to remove their mainly negative coverage.<ref>{{cite news| last= Longworth| first= Karina | author-link=Karina Longworth | title= Diablo Cody: Above Critique?| publisher= Spout Blog| date= February 11, 2008| url= http://blog.spout.com/2008/02/11/diablo-cody-above-critique/| access-date= April 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080319135059/http://blog.spout.com/2008/02/11/diablo-cody-above-critique/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date= March 19, 2008}}</ref> Although Latino Review was later asked to remove their review, numerous other websites and blogs published their own critiques of the script.<ref>{{cite news| last= Frazier| first= Adam| title= Jennifer's Body| publisher= Counting Down The Hours| date= December 15, 2007| url= http://afrazier.blogspot.com/2007/12/jennifers-body.html| access-date= April 9, 2008| archive-date= July 8, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708022047/http://afrazier.blogspot.com/2007/12/jennifers-body.html| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last= Drees| first= Rich| title= ''Jennifer's Body'' Script Review| publisher= FilmBuffOnLine| date= March 14, 2008| url= http://www.filmbuffonline.com/ReadingRoom/JennifersBodyScriptReview.htm| access-date= April 9, 2008| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080519174648/http://www.filmbuffonline.com/ReadingRoom/JennifersBodyScriptReview.htm| archive-date= May 19, 2008| df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Review- Diablo Cody's "Body"| publisher= Mystery Man On Film| date= March 5, 2008| url= http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2008/03/review-diablo-codys-body.html| access-date= April 9, 2008| archive-date= March 8, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080308162913/http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2008/03/review-diablo-codys-body.html| url-status= live}}</ref>
 
Cody stated that when writing the script, she was "simultaneously trying to pay tribute to some of the conventions that we've already seen in horror, yet, at the same time, kind of turn them on their ear".<ref name=www.moviesonline.ca/> One of her influences from the 1980s horror genre was the film ''[[The Lost Boys]]''. She wanted to "honor that, and at the same time, [she] had never really seen this particular subgenre done with girls and [she] tried to do a little of both".<ref name=www.moviesonline.ca/> Despite this, she said she had noticed that "the last survivor standing in the typical horror film is a woman" and that because of this she feels "horror has always had kind of a feminist angle to it in a weird way and, at the same time, it's kind of delightfully exploitative". ''Jennifer's Body'' could play on both of these aspects.<ref name=www.moviesonline.ca/> In terms of other influences, the film has been frequently compared to the 2001 film [[Ginger Snaps (film)|Ginger Snaps]]. Their plots and the relationship between the main female characters are strikingly similar in many ways. Controversially, neither [[Diablo Cody]] nor [[Karyn Kusama]] have acknowledged it as an influence. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/jennifers-body-ginger-snaps-movie-comparisons-explained/ | title=Jennifer's Body: Every Similarity to 2000's Ginger Snaps | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=April 23, 2020 | access-date=March 1, 2024 | archive-date=June 5, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605025720/https://screenrant.com/jennifers-body-ginger-snaps-movie-comparisons-explained/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Cody said she wanted the film to speak to female empowerment and explore the complex relationships between best friends.<ref name=in.reuters.com/> "(Director) Karyn Kusama and I are both outspoken [[Feminism|feminists]]", she said. "We wanted to subvert the classic horror model of women being terrorized. I want to write roles that service women. I want to tell stories from a female perspective. I want to create good parts for actresses where they're not just accessories to men."<ref name=in.reuters.com/> Addressing "the male-dominated" horror genre, Cody said "a key reason for writing the film was to bring to the screen a new way of expressing the intensity of female bonds" and that the adolescent female friendships she experienced were unparalleled in their intensity. She wanted to show the "almost horrific" aspect of such devotion and its relation to [[parasitism]].<ref name=in.reuters.com/>
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In February 2008, Amanda Seyfried was cast as Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, the "plain Jane" best friend to Fox's character for whom she harbors a somewhat [[Homoeroticism|homoerotic]] infatuation.<ref name="Seyfried">{{cite news|last1=Kit |first1=Borys |last2=Simmons |first2=Leslie |title=Seyfried in 'Body' cast |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 8, 2008 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i55bff7bc1a68ecefd1ee67eb5979e4fb |access-date=February 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110213754/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i55bff7bc1a68ecefd1ee67eb5979e4fb |archive-date=January 10, 2010 }} {{Subscription required}}</ref><ref name="www.afterellen.com">{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Murnane|title=Diablo Cody didn't do the same-sex kiss in "Jennifer's Body" for publicity|publisher=[[AfterEllen.com]]|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=September 26, 2009|url=http://www.afterellen.com/blog/jamiemurnane/diablo-cody-didnt-do-the-same-sex-kiss-in-jennifer-body-for-publicity|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912053822/http://www.afterellen.com/blog/jamiemurnane/diablo-cody-didnt-do-the-same-sex-kiss-in-jennifer-body-for-publicity|archive-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> Seyfried said it was a relief to play the nerdy role opposite Fox. "Being a lead (like Megan), you have that weird pressure of feeling like you have to look attractive," she said. "In this movie, I didn't worry about any of that shit. I don't want to play the one that everybody is supposed to want to have sex with."<ref name="wWw.afterellen.com">{{cite web|first=Jen|last=Sabella|title=Amanda Seyfried rolls her eyes about kissing Megan Fox|publisher=[[AfterEllen.com]]|date=August 18, 2009|access-date=October 14, 2009|url=http://www.afterellen.com/blog/jensabella/amanda-seyfried-rolls-her-eyes-about-kissing-megan-fox|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821181559/http://www.afterellen.com/blog/jensabella/amanda-seyfried-rolls-her-eyes-about-kissing-megan-fox|archive-date=August 21, 2009}}</ref>
 
The filmmakers had hoped to cast an actual rock musician to portray Nikolai Wolf, with [[Pete Wentz]] of [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Joel Madden]] of [[Good Charlotte]] being their top choices. ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' star [[Chad Michael Murray]] was also considered for the role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Faraci |first=Devin |title=Jennifer's body is going authentically Emo! |publisher=Chud.com |date=February 5, 2008 |url=http://chud.com/articles/articles/13528/1/JENNIFER039S-BODY-IS-GOING-AUTHENTICALLY-EMO/Page1.html |access-date=February 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208051112/http://chud.com/articles/articles/13528/1/JENNIFER039S-BODY-IS-GOING-AUTHENTICALLY-EMO/Page1.html |archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> In March 2008, Johnny Simmons was reportedly cast as Nikolai.<ref>{{cite news| last= Perry| first= Byron| title= Johnny Simmons| work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date= March 5, 2008| url= https://variety.com/2008/scene/people-news/johnny-simmons-1117981899/| access-date= January 10, 2014| archive-date= December 3, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191203015120/https://variety.com/2008/scene/people-news/johnny-simmons-1117981899/| url-status= dead}}</ref> However, Adam Brody was officially cast in the role, while Simmons then accepted the role of Chip Dove. Brody did not perform his own vocals, saying, "My singing voice is still going through puberty. They gave me a singing lesson or two, and it's not the worst thing in the world, but it's not anything anyone would choose to hear."<ref name="popwatch.ew.com">{{cite magazine|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|title='Jennifer's Body' bad boy Adam Brody takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2009|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/09/18/jennifers-body-bad-boy-adam-brody-takes-the-ew-pop-culture-personality-test/|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019051459/http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/09/18/jennifers-body-bad-boy-adam-brody-takes-the-ew-pop-culture-personality-test/|url-status=live}}</ref> His vocals were provided by Ryan Levine, who also played another member of the band.
 
=== Design and effects ===
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=== Filming ===
In late 2007, Fox Atomic had plans to film ''Jennifer's Body'' before a possible writer's strike. When the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike)|Writers Guild of America strike]] began, shooting was then moved to March 7, 2008, in [[Burnaby]], British Columbia, specifically at Robert Burnaby Park near Cariboo Hill Secondary School. Some of the scenes, particularly those situated in a school setting, were filmed in local [[Vancouver]]-area schools such as [[Vancouver Technical Secondary School]], [[Langley Secondary School]] and [[University Hill Secondary School]]. The waterfalls scene was filmed at Cascade Falls in Cascade Falls Regional Park in British Columbia.
 
Fox said that while filming her highly anticipated kissing scene with Seyfried that Seyfried was "extremely uncomfortable" but that she herself was not. "I feel much safer with girls, so I felt more comfortable kissing [Seyfried] than kissing any of the other people that I had to kiss", she said.<ref name="moviesblog.mtv.com">{{cite web | first = Adam | last = Rosenberg | title = Megan Fox Talks About Her 'Jennifer's Body' Kiss With Amanda Seyfried | publisher = MTV | date = August 31, 2009 | access-date = September 26, 2009 | url = http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/08/31/megan-fox-talks-about-her-jennifers-body-kiss-with-amanda-seyfried/ | archive-date = October 1, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001222354/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/08/31/megan-fox-talks-about-her-jennifers-body-kiss-with-amanda-seyfried | url-status = dead }}</ref> Seyfried's uneasiness in the scene caused "giggling fits" between takes.<ref name=moviesblog.mtv.com/> Seyfried said that neither of them wanted to do the kiss because they felt it was just for promotional purposes.<ref name=wWw.afterellen.com/> She agreed with Fox that she was uneasy about acting out the scene. "It was my first time doing a real kissing scene with a woman", she stated. "It is just weird. It is a woman. With a woman's smell—soft and floraly—and maybe the [[pheromone]]s are different. Something about it felt uncomfortable for me."<ref name="www.digitalspy.com">{{cite web|first=Catriona|last=Wightman|title=Seyfried: 'Kissing Megan Fox was weird'|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=October 4, 2009|access-date=October 14, 2009|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a180342/seyfried-kissing-megan-fox-was-weird.html|archive-date=October 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007235518/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a180342/seyfried-kissing-megan-fox-was-weird.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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According to the screenwriter, Diablo Cody, the film was marketed "all wrong". She had argued with executives who wanted "to market this to boys who like Megan Fox. That's who's going to see it. And I was like. No! This is a movie for girls too! That audience, they did not attempt to reach."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/i-think-youre-interesting/2018/11/10/18080168/jennifers-body-diablo-cody-interview-reborn|title=The life, death, and rebirth of Jennifer's Body, according to screenwriter Diablo Cody|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily Todd|date=November 10, 2018|website=Vox|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503044743/https://www.vox.com/i-think-youre-interesting/2018/11/10/18080168/jennifers-body-diablo-cody-interview-reborn|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2021, a deleted scene (included in the extended home release) depicting Jonas' dad (played by [[Bill Fagerbakke]]) finding his son's corpse and yelling that he will "cut off the killer's nutsack and nail it to his door" became an [[internet meme]], with edits depicting [[Patrick Star]] from the animated show ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (who is also voiced by Fagerbakke) saying the line.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/patrick-will-cut-off-your-nutsack | title=Patrick Will Cut off Your Nutsack | date=July 23, 2021 }}</ref>
 
In a 2022 essay on its status as a classic [[queer]] and [[bisexual]] film, [[Carmen Maria Machado]] wrote that ''Jennifer's Body'' speaks to "what it means to experience parallel sexualities with your best friend as you punch through the last vestiges of childhood." Machado rejects accusations that the film is guilty of [[queerbaiting]], considering it instead an effective depiction of the "central body of water that is bisexuality" which many queer people spend at least some of their life in.<ref>{{cite book |title=It Came From the Closet |pages=21–28 |first=Carmen Maria |last=Machado |chapter=Both Ways |editor-first=Joe |editor-last=Vallese |publisher=The Feminist Press |location=New York City |year=2022 |isbn=9781952177798 |oclc=1325677846}}</ref>
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=== Home media ===
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The film was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on December 29, 2009, in the United States and Canada. In Australia, the DVD and Blu-ray was released on May 18, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35072/exclusive-behind-scenes-clip-jennifers-body-home-video-release |title=Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Clip from Jennifer's Body Home Video Release |date=July 2, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222525/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35072/exclusive-behind-scenes-clip-jennifers-body-home-video-release |url-status=live }}</ref> The film opened at #11 at the DVD sales chart, making $1.6 million in the first week off 104,000 DVD units.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/JBODY-DVD.php |title=Jennifer's Body - DVD Sales |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=April 24, 2010 |archive-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217090906/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/JBODY-DVD.php |url-status=live }}</ref> There is a rated and an unrated version of the film, with the unrated version running about five minutes longer than the theatrical version. The UK Blu-ray lacks most of the extras found on the locked US release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002USF1WC |title=Jennifer's Body: Amanda Segfried, Megan Fox: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=December 29, 2009 |access-date=April 24, 2010 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822072916/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002USF1WC |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002USF1VS |title=Jennifer's Body (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray&#93;: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer's Body: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |access-date=April 24, 2010 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822072917/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002USF1VS |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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== Sequel ==
In January 2024, Screenwriterscreenwriter Diablo Cody expressed her interest in a possible sequel fifteen years after the first film. She was quoted as sayingsaid, "Nothing makes me happier than when a person approaches me and tells me that they love this movie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=2024-01-26 |title=Diablo Cody Wants 'Jennifer's Body 2' 15 Years After Being 'Humiliated' by Original's Box Office Bomb |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/diablo-cody-wants-jennifers-body-2-1234948849/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822073041/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/diablo-cody-wants-jennifers-body-2-1234948849/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== See also ==
* [[Ginger Snaps (film)|''Ginger Snaps'' (film)]], a 2000 film with a similar plot.
* ''[[Lisa Frankenstein]]'', a 2024 comedy film written by Diablo Cody that takes place within the same [[Fictional universe|continuity]] as ''Jennifer's Body''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/diablo-cody-lisa-frankenstein-jennifers-body-universe-reboot-1235815843/|title=Diablo Cody Says 'Lisa Frankenstein' Takes Place In The Same Universe As 'Jennifer's Body'; Talks Reboot|first1=Armando|last1=Tinoco|first2=Natalie|last2=Sitek|date=February 6, 2024|access-date=February 20, 2024|archive-date=March 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302000614/https://deadline.com/2024/02/diablo-cody-lisa-frankenstein-jennifers-body-universe-reboot-1235815843/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* "[[Make You Mine (Madison Beer song)|Make You Mine]]", a 2024 pop song by [[Madison Beer]], which contains many references to ''Jennifer's Body'' in the music video.
 
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