Actor was going through a phase of failures in 2007, when he exchanged payment for a portion of the box office; to this day, this is one of his greatest successes.
Of iconic roles in The Maskara is on The Truman Shownot forgetting the passage through Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jim Carrey he is the actor who seems to make success of everything he touches. But in 2007 this was not exactly the case for him, who was going through a period of critical and box office declines, as Dick and Jane Madness (2005) and number 23 (2007).
It was an era of flops for carreywho just four years earlier had raked in $25 million for her celebrated role in The Almighty(2003) (via Statistic Brain). So when he was offered the lead role in Yes sirthe actor refused any fee and acted only for a box office deal: precisely, for 36.2% of the film’s total gross.
Inspired by a comic book Danny Wallace, Yes sir is a comedy that tells the story of Carl (Carrey), a pessimistic man and recently divorced, who ends up finding a life changing motivational seminar that consists of saying ‘yes’ to all choices. In the process, he gets promoted at work and even finds a new love, Allison, played by Zooey Deschanel.
Despite dividing the critics, Yes sir turned out to be a huge success with the public, grossing $223.2 million with a budget of “only” $70 million. For Carrey, the reverted amount was US$ 35 million (via Business Insider), making it one of the biggest paydays of Jim Carrey’s career, to date.
According to Statistic Brain, Yes sir would, to date, be Jim Carrey’s biggest paycheck for a film to date – a total of $7 million above what he received for The Almighty. Check out the list of the highest values ever received by the actor below.
Yes sir – $32 million
The Almighty – $25 million
The Grinch – $20 million
Me, Myself & Irene – $20 million
The liar – $20 million
the prick – $20 million
Dumb & Loid – $15 million
kick-ass 2 – $15 million
A Series of Unfortunate Events – $15 million
Ace Ventura – A Different Detective – $15 million
Source: Rollingstone
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