Fortune may refer to:

General

Fortuna Fortuna ( la, Fortūna, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) is the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular through the Middle Ages until at ...

or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck *

Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ...

Wealth Wealth is the abundance of Value (economics), valuable financial assets or property, physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for financial transaction, transactions. This includes the core meaning as held in the ...

* Fortune, a prediction made in

fortune-telling Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. Melton, J. Gordon. (2008). ''The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena''. Visible Ink Press. pp. 115-116. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical w ...

* Fortune, in a

fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese ...

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''The Fortune'' (1931 film), a French film * ''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Adrien Joyce focuses on two bumbling con men who plot to steal the fortune of a wealthy young heir ...

'', a 1975 American film *

Fortune TV Fortune TV is a Burmese digital Free-to-Air TV channel that run under MRTV's Multiplex Playout System based in Yangon, Myanmar. Fortune TV is operated by Fortune Group. They have signed a cooperation agreement with state-run Myanmar Radio and Tele ...

, Burma * '' Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway'', a 2007 UK TV programme * "Fortune" (''Smallville''), a US TV episode

Music

Fortune Records Fortune Records was an American family operated, independent record label located in Detroit, Michigan from 1946 to 1995. The label owners were Jack and Devora Brown, their son Sheldon Brown recorded for the label. Original releases tapered off ...

, 1946–1995 *

Fortune (band) Fortune is a 1980s rock band that had a number of minor hits in the early 1980s including "Airwaves" from ''The Last American Virgin'' movie soundtrack and from their second 1985 album release including: "Stacy," "Dearborn Station," and "Thril ...

, 1980s, US *

The Fortunes The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US, Canadian, and UK Top 10s. Afterwards, they had ...

, an English harmony beat group * ''Fortune'' (Beni album), 2011 * ''Fortune'' (Callers album) and its title song, 2008 * ''Fortune'' (Chris Brown album), 2012 * "Fortune" (song), by Nami Tamaki, 2005 * "Fortune", a song by Emma Pollock from ''

Watch the Fireworks Watch the Fireworks is the debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Emma Pollock, released on 17 September 2007 by 4AD. Track listing Singles Adrenaline ( 7" – May 28, 2007) #Adrenaline – 5:01 #A Glorious Day – 3:21 (from a po ...

'', 2007 * "Fortune", a song by Great Big Sea from ''

Sea of No Cares ''Sea of No Cares'' is the fifth studio album by Great Big Sea, released on February 19, 2002 in Canada and on February 26 in the United States. The album is platinum certified (100,000 copies sold is Platinum status in Canada), and won five ECMA ...

'', 2002

Sports and games

* Fortune (''Metal Gear''), a video game character *

Fortune (professional wrestling) Fortune (originally spelled ) was a professional wrestling Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, alliance in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. Originally consisting of leader Ric Flair ...

Theatres

Fortune Playhouse Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (1931 film) ...

, a theatre in London, England *

Fortune Theatre The Fortune Theatre is a 432-seat West End theatre on Russell Street, near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster. Since 1989 the theatre has hosted the long running play ''The Woman in Black''. History The site was acquired by author, playw ...

, London, England *

Fortune Theatre, Dunedin New Zealand's Fortune Theatre laid claim to being the world's southernmost professional theatre company and sole year round professional theatre group in Dunedin, until its closure on 1 May 2018, citing financial difficulties. The company ran ...

* New Fortune Theatre,

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

, Perth

Businesses

* Fortune Brands, a former US company **

Fortune Brands Home & Security Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (or "Fortune Brands") is an American manufacturer of home and security products, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. Its portfolio of businesses and brands includes Moen and the House of Rohl; outdoor living ...

, a successor company * Fortune Tobacco, a Philippine company now part of

PMFTC PMFTC, Inc. is the Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI). Owned 50-50 by PMI and local conglomerate LT Group, PMFTC is the leading cigarette manufacturer in the Philippines, controlling over 90% of the local market, commerciali ...

People

Fortune (name) Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: People Surname * Amos Fortune (citizen of Jaffrey) (c. 1710–1801), African American ex-slave and businessman *Dion Fortune (1890–1946), born Violet Mary Firth, Br ...

, a surname and given name *

Fortune (American slave) Fortune (c. 1743 – 1798) was an African-American slave who achieved posthumous notability over the transfer of his remains from a museum storage room to a state funeral. Life Under the laws of the 18th century American colonial period, Fort ...

(c. 1743 – 1798), African-American slave

Periodicals

* ''Fortune'' (magazine), US * '' Addis Fortune'' or ''Fortune'', a newspaper in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Places

Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador Fortune (2021 population: 1,285) is a Canadian town located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Fortune is situated on the western side of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland and was incorporated as a town in 1945. The to ...

, Canada *

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Fortune (constituency) Fortune () is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District of Hong Kong which was created in 1994. The constituency loosely covers Fortune Estate in Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui ...

, in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong * Fortune, a barangay in

Marikina Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina ( fil, Lungsod ng Marikina), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people. It is loca ...

, Philippines *

Fortune, Arkansas Fortune is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas Cross County is a rural Northeast Arkansas county in the Arkansas Delta. Created as Arkansas's 53rd county on November 15, 1862, Cross County contains four incorporated municipali ...

, an unincorporated community in the U.S. *

Fortuna, California Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: ''Vutsuwitk Da'l'') is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United St ...

or Fortune, California, U.S. *

Fortunen Fortunen is a neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, located north of Copenhagen. It is located south of Hjortekær and east of Lundtofte and Kongens Lyngby. To the east of Fortunen is Jægersborg Dyrehave Dyrehaven (Danish 'The Deer ...

, Denmark *

Fortune Island (disambiguation) Fortune Island can refer to: *Fortune Island (Bahamas), usually known as Long Cay *Fortune Island (Philippines), an island in Nasugbu, Batangas, site of the sinking of the ''San Diego'' in 1600 *Fortune Island, in Fortune Lake, North Frontenac, Ont ...

Ships

* ''Fortune'' (1799 ship) * ''Fortune'' (1800 ship) * ''Fortune'' (1805 ship) * ''Fortune'' (Plymouth Colony ship) * HMS ''Fortune'', ships of the Royal Navy, including: ** HMS ''Fortune'' (1778), a 14-gun sloop ** HMS ''Fortune'' (1913), an Acasta-class destroyer ** HMS ''Fortune'' (H70), an F-class destroyer * HMCS ''Fortune'' (MCB 151), a Canadian minesweeper * SS ''Fortune'', a cargo ship * USS ''Fortune'' (1865), a tugboat * USS ''Fortune'' (IX-146), a cargo ship * MSC ''Fortunate'', a cargo ship also known as MV Fortune and MV Hyundai Fortune

Other uses

* , a Unix program * Fortune, a typeface designed by

Walter Baum Walter Baum (23 May 1921 – 8 March 2007) was a German type designer, graphic artist and teacher. Baum trained as a typesetter from 1935 to 1939. He resumed his studies after World War II before becoming head of the graphics studio at the ...