These Are The Highest-Paid Film and Television Roles Of All Time

Cameron Diaz, $42 Million

Diaz's salary for Bad Teacher was actually only $1 million, but she negotiated and took a cut from box office sales, upping it to $42 million. Though it wasn't a wildly popular movie, it still earned enough to make sure Diaz was comfortable.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.