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George Clooney, a veteran actor from the early 90s has done some pretty incredible stuff over the years. From starring as Danny Ocean inOcean’s Elevento the protector of Gotham City inBatman and Robin,the actor has done it all.
In an article that listed Clooney’s top successful movies, it was quite shocking to seeBatman and Robinbeing in the top 10 despite the trolling that the movie faces every day. Although George Clooney himself doesn’t like the movie,Batman and Robbinearned a whopping $238.2 million at the box office during its release.
George Clooney RegretsBatman And RobinEvery Day
Despite the film being one of the most hated movies of all time, the George Clooney starrerBatman and Robinmade a decent amount of earnings at the box office. As the movie gets trolled for its almost cringe-like antics, theTicket to Paradiseactor also regrets doing the movie albeit the movie not ruining his career.
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With a star-studded cast of George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O’Donnell, and, Uma Thurman, the movie went on to make a whopping $232.8 million at the global box office in 1997. The movie exceeded its budget of $160 million which was quite surprising for the people considering how they mercilessly troll the movie.
Following the almost career-ending movie, Clooney admitted in an interview that he indeed regretted starring in the movie in the first place. TheGravityactor had said that he almost destroyed theBatmanfranchise.George Clooneyfurther stated that he hasn’t allowed his wife to watchBatman and Robinsince he wants her to have some respect for the actor.
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George Clooney Felt Responsible For More Than His Acting
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After his failure asBatman and Robinstood at a record low of 3.7/10 on IMDB and 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, George Clooney realized his failure. In an interview, the actor got candid and told that he felt he was more responsible than just acting in a movie.
He decided that he would choose better scripts since according to Clooney,“you can’t make a good film out of a bad script”.Clooney however did admit that he had a lot of fun while on the sets ofBatman and Robinas the movie became a memorable project of his career.
“Some of the best films have been the least fun experiences and some of the worst, I’ve made lifelong friends out of it. It’s the kind of thing where the memory of the film is very different than how it was reviewed.”
Much like many other DC films,Batman and Robinis available to stream on HBO Max.
Source:The Things
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
