<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $128.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Failure to Launch is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Tom Dey, and starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker . The film focuses on a 35 - year - old man who lives in the home of his parents and shows no interest in leaving the comfortable life his parents, especially his mother, have made for him there . It was released on March 10, 2006, and grossed over $128 million . </P> <P> Tripp (Matthew McConaughey), a 35 - year - old man, is still living with his parents Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates) in Baltimore . Tripp's best friends Demo (Bradley Cooper) and Ace (Justin Bartha) are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it . Tripp has a number of meaningless romances; when he gets sick of the women, he scares them off by inviting them to "his place," and after seeing he lives at home, they promptly dump him, leaving him free again . Al and Sue are fascinated when their friends, whose adult son recently moved away from home, reveal that they hired an expert to get their son to move out . </P> <P> The expert is Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), who believes that men continue to live at home because they have low self - esteem . Her approach is to establish a relationship with the man to build his confidence and transfer his attachment from his parents to her . However, upon meeting Tripp, she finds that he does not fit any of her previous profiles, having normal social skills and no problems with self - esteem . He also has a good job which he enjoys . After an awkward encounter with his parents, Paula thwarts his attempt to dump her and has sex with him, all the while developing real feelings for him . She and Tripp find themselves sailing unfamiliar waters and confide in their friends . </P>

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