How much did George earn for his films?

According to IMDb:

Salary
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) $15,000,000
Syriana (2005) $350,000
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) $1
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) $15,000,000
Ocean's Eleven (2001) $20,000,000
The Perfect Storm (2000) $8,000,000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) $1,000,000
Three Kings (1999) $5,000,000
Out of Sight (1998) $10,000,000
The Peacemaker (1997) $3,000,000
Batman & Robin (1997) $10,000,000
One Fine Day (1996) $3,000,000
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) $250,000

and how much has he pissed away on stupid stuff? I do think that he's probably a wise investor and we do know that he makes some serious green from his endorsement deals. I don't think he's hurting in the wallet.

I'd love an update on this. Anyone have any idea?

I cant imagine living with this kind of money. I dont think Id know what to do with myself if I didnt work every day

According to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] he's worth $160 million. I can't imagine having this amount of money either playfuldeb.

I got the following info from: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] George Clooney

Estimated 2009 earnings: $22 million
$10 million: Up in the Air (fee for starring)
$5 million: Fees for appearing in foreign commercials, royalties from older films, other revenue
$4.5 million: The Men Who Stare at Goats (back end, based on worldwide gross of $44 million; Clooney took no up-front fee, but got a now-rare first-dollar gross deal)
$2.5 million: The American (fee for starring in and producing upcoming spy thriller)

Katie those figures above are without the "back end" added into them correct? On some of these films, I think he didn't take a real "salary upfront" but got a large percentage of the "back end".

As far as I know, that's right, Lighter. In theory he earned more for most of the films he made than his actual salary because of the back end.

Of course he also has to pay most of it to the taxman, not to mention staff salaries plus the % commissions to various people so he doesn't get to see a lot of it, but it's still plenty.

I'm not sure I'm clear on the difference between the "back end" and royalties. Does the back end refer to theater-based profits while royalties are based on DVD sales and tv airings?

Royalties aren't paid in film. That is compensation associated with television, commercials and cable productions as well as the music and print/publishing industries.

The "back end" would be all related earnings to the release of the film, such as DVD sales and any merchandising associated with the film.

thanks Lighterside