Highest-paid Film and Television Roles of All Time
Actors can make millions for just one movie or TV show season. But these actors were talented enough to nab the highest-paying gigs in Hollywood!
Cameron Diaz — Bad Teacher, $42 Million
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Cameron Diaz remains at the top of the list of the highest-paid female stars of all time. Thanks to her debut performance in the 1994 fantasy-comedy film The Mask, the actress quickly reached the height of her career in show business. Ultimately, Diaz bagged million-dollar roles in films like There’s Something About Mary, Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill, and the Shrek franchise.
No stranger to multi-million movie deals, Diaz’s role in the 2011 comedy-romance Bad Teacher earned her a record-breaking salary that was unusual even to her, which amounted to a whopping $42 million! Despite the film’s $20-million production budget, Diaz’s acting prowess helped to earn the movie worldwide commercial success and $216 million at the box office!
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