By the time he worked on the movie, Dumb and Dumber, Jeff Daniels already had acting experience, but his fee for the movie was quite small at just $50,000. However, his colleague, Jim Carrey, earned $7 million.
At the same time, it’s worth taking into account the fact that Daniels made the same contribution to creating a cheerful atmosphere for this cult comedy, and his jokes were in no way inferior to Carrey’s. The screen time was also split almost equally between the actors.
... Not that I'm bitter or anything
$150,000 for camera budget
$25,000 for Donald Pleasance's salary
$10,000 for John Carpenter's salary (writing, direction, score)
$8,000 for Jamie Lee Curtis' salary
around $1 for a modified James T. Kirk mask
$0 for wardrobe (actors wore their own clothing, Curtis went shopping for around $100)
$0 for Fleetwood car rental (belonged to Carpenter)
$0 for truck rental (belonged to the catering company)