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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.
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And according to Celebrity Net Worth, he is worth a whopping $180 million.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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."
Topics: Film, Jim Carrey, Celebrity