As someone else pointed out, he makes smart, mature movies for adults. Adults don't go to the movies that often.

His movies don't do numbers in line with his public image and stature in the media. But it's not like studios are spending $100 mil on his stuff. Who thought Good Night and Good Luck was going to do numbers? I don't even think he did. And people who thought Michael Clayton would be the #1 movie are just delusional.

Whether you think he is responible for that Batman movie tanking (come on, it wasn't his decision to put the nipples on the batsuit!), Clooney today is clearly not Clooney from back then. Just like Johnny Depp today ain't the Johnny Depp that did Nick of Time, or Jamie Foxx today ain't the Jamie Foxx that did Help Up. Those things stay on the resume, but they've all grown into completely different people as actors and stars.

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