Editing Jim Carrey (section)

===1994–1997: Rise to fame===
Carrey played the lead role in ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'' which was released in February 1994 and went on to gross $72 million in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aceventura.htm | title=Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=March 26, 2018 }}</ref> Following its success and before the release of his next film, ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'', which was anticipated to be another hit, [[Morgan Creek Productions]] paid him $5 million to reprise his role as Ace Ventura and [[New Line Cinema]] offered him $7 million to make a sequel to ''The Mask'' and paid him $7 million to appear in ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', a nearly tenfold increase on his salary for ''Ace Ventura''.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=January 12, 1995|page=12|edition=61st anniversary|title=Jim Carrey}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 15, 1994|page=6|title=Cagey over budget}}</ref> ''The Mask'', released in July 1994, grossed $351 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mask.htm|title=The Mask (1994)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 27, 2013|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328191857/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mask.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=The Mask |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |location=Chicago, Illinois |via=rogerebert.com |date=July 29, 1994 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19940729/REVIEWS/407290304/1023 |access-date=August 1, 2006 |archive-date=September 9, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909133144/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19940729%2FREVIEWS%2F407290304%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''Dumb and Dumber'', released in December 1994, was another commercial success, grossing over $270&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE6D6153BF930A35752C0A963958260 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title='Dumb and Dumber' Tops Holiday Film Grosses |first=Bernard |last=Weinraub |date=January 3, 1995 |access-date=May 1, 2010 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001038/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/03/movies/dumb-and-dumber-tops-holiday-film-grosses.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Carrey received his first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor]] for his work in ''The Mask'' and was voted second on [[Quigley Publishing Company|Quigley]]'s [[Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll]], behind [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/04/13/Tom-Hanks-has-won-two-consecutive-Academy-Awards-but-money-talks/7443797745600/ | author = Vernon Scott | title = Tom Hanks has won two consecutive Academy Awards, but money talks | date = April 13, 1995 | publisher = [[UPI]] | access-date = August 4, 2020 | archive-date = November 17, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001041/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/04/13/Tom-Hanks-has-won-two-consecutive-Academy-Awards-but-money-talks/7443797745600/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

Carrey portrayed the [[Batman]] villain the [[Riddler]] in the [[Joel Schumacher]]-directed [[superhero film]] ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995). The film received mixed reviews, but was a box office success. He reprised his role as [[Ace Ventura]] in ''[[Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls]]'' which was also released in 1995. Like the original film, it was well received by the public, but poorly received by critics. It was a huge box-office success, earning $212&nbsp;million worldwide in addition to breaking records, with a $40&nbsp;million opening weekend.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aceventura2.htm |title=Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=March 2, 1996 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001124/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl121669121/weekend/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carrey became the first comic actor to be paid an upfront salary of $20&nbsp;million for his next film, ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=Spring 2000|issue=540|page=111|title=Big Deals|last=Fierman|first=Daniel}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title='The Cable Guy' Turns 25: How Jim Carrey's $20 Million Salary Shook Up Hollywood|date=June 14, 2021|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cable-guy-jim-carrey-salary-1234995346/}}</ref> Directed by [[Ben Stiller]], the film was a [[satire|satirical]] [[black comedy]], in which Carrey played a lonely, menacing cable TV installer who infiltrates the life of one of his customers (played by [[Matthew Broderick]]). The role was a departure from the "hapless, hyper, overconfident" characters he had been known for. However, it did not fare well with most critics, many reacting to Carrey's change of tone from previous films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cable_guy |title=The Cable Guy&nbsp;– Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=April 2003 |access-date=March 12, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001253/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cable_guy |url-status=live }}</ref> Carrey also starred in the music video of the film's closing song, "[[Leave Me Alone (Jerry Cantrell song)|Leave Me Alone]]" by [[Jerry Cantrell]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQExlqz6slk |title=Jerry Cantrell – Leave Me Alone |date=March 5, 2016 |via=YouTube |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828173157/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQExlqz6slk&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the reviews, ''The Cable Guy'' grossed $102&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cableguy.htm |title=The Cable Guy (1996) |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date=August 30, 1996 |access-date=March 12, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001114/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3276375553/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He soon bounced back with the critically acclaimed comedy ''[[Liar Liar]]'' (1997), playing Fletcher Reede, an unethical lawyer rendered unable to lie by his young son's birthday wish. Carrey was praised for his performance, earning a second Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said: "Well into his tumultuous career, Mr. Carrey finally turns up in a straightforward comic vehicle, and the results are much wilder and funnier than this mundane material should have allowed."<ref>{{cite news |first=Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/21/movies/the-truth-shall-set-you-free-not.html |title=The Truth Shall Set You Free. Not! |date=March 21, 1997 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001125/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/21/movies/the-truth-shall-set-you-free-not.html |url-status=live }}</ref>