Jim Carrey was paid $7 million for the original Dumb and Dumber, while his co-star Jeff Daniels — who shared top billing! — made just $50,000. Carrey wasn’t a big star when Dumb and Dumber went into production in 1994 and the comedy’s total budget was just $16 million — so how did he walk away with so much? “They offered him $350,000 to do the movie and he passed,” explains Peter Farrelly.
Ok well maybe. I’m not sure I’d recommend Breaking the Waves based on this information alone.
Yeah it’s a Lars von Trier film, which are often polarizing. I didn’t like Breaking the Waves but I did like Melancholia, so go figure.