Jim Carrey is turning 60 and he has a lucrative career of fan-beloved projects at his back.
marking the film’s 25th anniversary, Carrey’s role as a cable repairman who begins to stalk one of his customers actually ended up changing Hollywood forever. At the time, there was an agreed-upon salary cap at around $15 million for stars. While this had been breached by action heroes like Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, none of them had ever received $20 million.
Jim Carrey, though, did. Despite the film being a critical and box-office flop, Carrey walked away from "The Cable Guy" with one of the biggest paydays in filmmaking history. From there on out, the typical cap for movies had increased. Today, $20 million is somewhat standard if not being exceeded by stars likeand Leonardo DiCaprio. Surprisingly, though, Carrey's biggest payday was yet to come.
As Carrey got older and became savvier in show business, he went on to make other films, like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "My Myself and Irene," Bruce Almighty" as well as more dramatic passion projects like "The Truman Show," "Man on the Moon," "The Majestic" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." , he peaked earnings-wise in 2008 with the release of "Yes Man.
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