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Released
2006 · FILM

Failure to Launch

A directionless thirty‑something must finally leave his parents’ home, but when they hire a quirky interventionist to force him into adulthood, his quest for independence spirals into comedic chaos.

To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.

Directed by
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
97 min
ComedyRomance

Synopsis

A thirty-something man continues to live with his parents until they enlist an interventionist to help him move out of the house. That's when the challenges begin.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 43+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Steven RosenblumShot by Claudio MirandaScored by Rolfe KentDesigned by Jeremy Conway

Box Office

2006 · Box office

Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$130.2M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$130.2M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $88.7M 68% of worldwide · International: $41.5M (32%)

Opening weekend: $24.4M 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $32.7M37% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,057 theaters

Also known as

  • Zum Ausziehen verführtde
  • Playboy à saisirfr
  • A casa con i suoiit

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