Cameron Diaz – Bad Teacher (2011)

In one of the most profitable deals in Hollywood history, star Cameron Diaz was paid a mere $1 million salary for the 2011 raunchy comedy Bad Teacher. In return for working on such a low salary given her prolific career, Diaz was promised a share of the box office returns. That decision went a long way for the actress as she pulled in roughly $42 million when all was said and done.