George's Box Office Miss

There was disappointment at the US box office for George Clooney this weekend.

His latest movie, the sports comedy Leatherheads debuted in second place with estimated ticket sales of $13.5 million for the first three days of release. It cost $58 million to make.

Vegas-set gambling drama 21 logged a second weekend at number one with three-day sales of $15.1 million. 21 has earned $46.5 million in its two weeks at cinemas, costing just $35 million to make.

One studio official’s been quoted as saying: "We're all disappointed."

Leatherheads has also been quite poorly received by the critics.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, a web site that aggregates reviews, only 36 percent of top critics liked the film.