Jim Carrey was initially paid nothing and took 'huge risk' for one of his biggest movie roles

Jim Carrey is arguably one of the biggest actors to ever grace Hollywood, but there's one film he was initially paid nothing to appear in.

I think it's quite obvious the 62-year-old isn't short of a few quid having starred in his fair share of blockbuster movies over the years.

From Dumb & Dumber and Batman Forever to The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Carrey's resume is pretty impressive.

And according to Celebrity Net Worth, he is worth a whopping $180 million.

Jim Carrey was initially paid nothing for the role. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

However, there was one movie the actor was not paid a penny to star in initially, and it's one of the actor's lesser known films.

Yes Man, a 2008 comedy directed by Peyton Reed, tells the story of a man named Carl who simply decides that he says ‘no’ a little too often.

I mean, we all have those 'f**k it' moments, but Carl resolves to saying 'yes' to absolutely everything, leading to a set of hilarious but unfortunate events.

While the flick had a budget of $70 million, Warner Bros. did not have to pay for Carrey's salary out of that sum.

Instead, the actor apparently decided to do something a little different when it came to his wages on the 2000s film.

Carrey is said to have taken a 36.2 percent stake in the whole profit of the movie.

The move was seen as a bit of a risk as Yes Man could have flopped big time, leaving Carrey with a small reward for all his efforts.

But in the end, it is reported the actor made anywhere between $35 million and $50 million as the comedy was a box office success, raking in $223 million worldwide.

While Carrey seemingly enjoyed working on Yes Man, there is one film he regrets making.

Jim Carrey in Yes Man. (Warner Bros.)

There wasn't anything wrong with the movie as such, rather Kiss-Ass 2 launched during a sensitive time.

Carrey filmed the movie a month before the Sandy Hook Massacre, a national tragedy that saw a gunman shoot and kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, US.

Taking to X back in June 2013, Carrey said: "I did Kick-Ass a month before Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence.

"I meant to say my apologies to others involve [sic] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."