50 Fun Facts About 27 Dresses

Which actress, then starring in Grey's Anatomy, plays Jane Nichols?

She reportedly received $6 million for the role, fresh off Grey's Anatomy and Knocked Up.

How many times has Jane been a bridesmaid when the film begins?

She keeps every dress in her closet and models them all for Kevin in an impromptu fashion show.

How old was Jane when she first helped a bride through a wedding-day crisis and got hooked?

It happened shortly after her mother's death, which is why her parents' wedding looms so large for her.

How does Jane first meet Kevin Doyle?

She is criss-crossing the city to attend both weddings and leaves her Filofax behind in the taxi.

What does Jane accidentally leave in the cab that Kevin uses to research her?

He returns it later at the engagement party, where she learns the mystery flowers were from him.

Under what pseudonym does Kevin write the wedding columns Jane adores?

When she finds out he's the cynic and the romantic columnist, she asks which is the real him; he says the cynic.

Which section of the newspaper does Kevin write for?

He is promised a promotion to Features if his story on Jane makes the section's front page.

Who plays Kevin Doyle?

He came to the role straight after Hairspray and Enchanted, and had played Cyclops in the X-Men films.

Jane's boss George has just returned from what kind of outing at the start of the film?

Her friend Casey slaps her to wipe the goofy look off her face.

Who plays George, Jane's boss?

Burns broke through as writer-director of The Brothers McMullen and appeared in Saving Private Ryan.

What is Jane's younger sister called?

She sweeps in from a six-month European tour and is engaged to George within weeks.

Which Swedish-born actress plays Tess?

Watchmen, her breakthrough, came the following year.

Which of these is one of the interests Tess fakes to impress George?

She also pretends to be an outdoors person and to like dogs, all fed to her by Jane.

How does Jane's friend Casey stop her mooning over George at work?

Judy Greer plays Casey, a variation on the wisecracking best friend she made a career of.

Which actress plays Casey?

She had a similar best-friend role in 13 Going on 30 and later in Love Happens.

What does the sisters' father Hal give Tess when she gets engaged?

Tess later drastically alters the dress, which triggers her rift with Jane.

What is the name of Jane's dream wedding venue, where her parents married?

Tess reintroduces her to it while sharing plans for model-like bridesmaids and a funny slideshow.

How much notice does Jane give the busy baker to create Tess's wedding cake?

It is right after that triumph that Kevin introduces himself as Malcolm and she calls him an 'asshole'.

How does Jane get revenge on her sister at the engagement party?

George calls off the wedding after seeing the deceptions, including Tess paying his young mentee to clean.

What does Jane do after George praises her for never saying no?

She realises her devotion was unrequited love, kisses him briefly and finds her feelings have faded.

Where do Jane and Kevin marry in the film's final scene?

All 27 brides she once stood up for serve as her bridesmaids, each wearing the dress Jane wore at their wedding.

Which choreographer-turned-director made 27 Dresses?

A choreographer turned director, she had just made Step Up and went on to The Proposal and Hocus Pocus 2.

Which hit film had screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna written just before 27 Dresses?

She later co-created Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and wrote the 2026 Prada sequel.

Which dance film was the director's debut before 27 Dresses?

She got her start as Adam Shankman's assistant choreographer after they danced together at the 1990 Oscars.

In which US state was most of 27 Dresses filmed?

Two weeks of additional shooting took place in New York City.

Which two Newport mansions served as locations?

A Charlestown beach and sites in East Greenwich and Providence were also used.

How did the director want the bridesmaid dresses to look?

Costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas made about fifty candidates and picked 27.

Roughly how many candidate dresses did Catherine Marie Thomas create before choosing the final 27?

She also designed a few suits for the same selection process.

When did principal photography begin?

Filming ran through July 2007 for a January 2008 release.

Which studio produced 27 Dresses, with 20th Century Fox distributing?

The film opened at number two behind Cloverfield with $23 million.

Which monster movie kept 27 Dresses from the number one spot on its opening weekend?

27 Dresses earned $23 million that weekend and went on to $162.7 million worldwide.

On what date was 27 Dresses released in US theatres?

It premiered in Los Angeles nine days earlier.

What was the film's production budget?

It grossed $76.8 million domestically and $85.8 million overseas.

According to studio research, what share of the film's audience was female?

The audience split evenly between viewers over and under 25.

What grade did CinemaScore audiences give 27 Dresses?

Critics were cooler: 41% on Rotten Tomatoes and 47 on Metacritic.

Who composed the film's original score?

The official soundtrack contains only his score, none of the pop songs heard in the film.

Which TV role had made the film's lead actress famous before 27 Dresses?

The part won her a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

How much was the film's lead actress reportedly paid for 27 Dresses?

The New York Post grumbled that her talent was mismatched with the film's 'chick-flick' triviality.

Who plays Jane and Tess's father, Hal?

Kerwin's other films include Murphy's Romance and Torch Song Trilogy.

For which two 2007-08 films did James Marsden get a Teen Choice comedy actor nomination?

Critics singled out his performance even in reviews that dismissed the film.

At the final beach wedding, what do the 27 former brides wear as bridesmaids?

Each bride turns up in the dress she once made Jane wear, putting every closet outfit back on screen one year after Jane finally declares her love to Kevin.

Jane's younger sister arrives in New York fresh from what?

She turns up at a workmate's engagement party before Jane can confess her feelings to George, and catches his eye within the evening.

Kevin is promised a promotion to which section if his cover story lands?

He pitches Jane as the subject, and the piece runs before he can warn her, blowing up the relationship he has come to want for real.

Which deception helps convince George to call off the wedding?

Jane's slideshow at the engagement party exposes the rest: the vegetarianism, the outdoorsiness and the love of dogs were all borrowed from Jane's gushing.

Roughly how much did 27 Dresses gross worldwide?

It made $76.8 million in North America and $85.8 million elsewhere, more than five times what it cost to make.

How long did the additional New York City shoot last?

Most of the film was shot in Rhode Island, with New York used only briefly for city exteriors.

How much did 27 Dresses earn in its North American opening weekend?

That was good for second place, and the film held well enough to finish at $76.8 million domestically.

As of 2025, what share of critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive for 27 Dresses?

The site's consensus called it 'cliched and mostly forgettable', while Metacritic landed at 47 out of 100.

On what date did 27 Dresses hold its Los Angeles premiere?

The wide release followed nine days later, with the DVD and Blu-ray arriving on April 29, 2008.

Locations included a beach in which town, alongside Providence and East Greenwich?

The Newport mansions and these smaller Ocean State towns did most of the work, with Manhattan used only for a fortnight.