Failure to Launch

2006 | Comedy, Romance, Arrested Development, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.

Scores

Overall Score
80.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.0%
Review Aggregate
41.6

Critic Consensus

22.8% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 23% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfunnythin plotlightheartedemotionalcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlydarkcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew McConaughey2006$3,611,000$5,618,000(est)
Sarah Jessica Parker2006$2,223,000$3,459,000(est)
Zooey Deschanel2006$1,673,000$2,604,000(est)
Justin Bartha2006$1,368,000$2,129,000(est)
Bradley Cooper2006$1,170,000$1,821,000(est)
Terry Bradshaw2006$1,030,000$1,603,000(est)
Kathy Bates2006$925,000$1,439,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes92,157

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$88,715,192$138,045,415
International2006$41,508,966$64,590,092
Worldwide2006$130,224,158$202,635,508

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$60,961,182$94,858,745
Digital Rentals ?2006$566,000$880,725
Digital Purchases ?2006$174,000$270,753
Physical Rentals ?2006$17,884,000$27,828,427
Physical Purchases ?2006$42,184,000$65,640,480
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$22,178,798$34,511,354
Total Revenues2006$143,947,980$223,990,483
Expenses
Budget ?2006$50,000,000$77,802,579
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$33,441,000 (est)$52,035,921 (est)
Participations2006$11,516,000$17,919,490
Residuals ?2006$5,530,000$8,604,965
Interest & Overhead2006$7,500,000$11,670,387
Total Expenses2006$107,987,000$168,033,343
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$35,960,980$55,957,141

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