Cameron Diaz Was Reportedly Lured Out of Hollywood Retirement for This Astonishing Amount of Money
Cameron knows her worth.
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Cameron Diaz happily moved out of the spotlight in 2014 and didnât look back until Jamie Foxx lured her out of retirement for Netflixâs Back In Action. While she seemed thrilled to be working with her Annie co-star again, the paycheck the 52-year-old actress reportedly received might have also been enticing.
Are you ready for this? Diaz reportedly earned a whopping $45 million for two movies for the streaming network, the first being Back In Action, according to Bloomberg. While the paycheck probably helped make her decision easier, it was her husband, Benji Madden who pushed her to pursue her career again after a decade-long absence.
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BACK IN ACTION, from left: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, 2025. Š Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection ŠNetflix/Courtesy Everett Collection.
âWe were in the house for a long time, which was amazing,â Diaz said of welcoming her two children, daughter Raddix, 4, and son Cardinal, nine months, via surrogate at an Oct. 15 conversation at Fortuneâs Most Powerful Women Summit, per E! News. âSo, I had to push myself. My husband, heâs just the best,â she added. âHe was just like, âYouâve been supporting us and building the family.â And supporting him in his businesses. Heâs like, âItâs time for us to support you and let mommy ascend and do her do her thing.ââ
During her 10-year break, Diaz had amassed quite a fortune already after starring in hit films including Thereâs Something About Mary, Charlieâs Angels, and The Mask. Diaz invested in real estate with a home in Beverly Hills, a condo in New York City, and an estate in Montecito. She was also successful in the publishing industry, writing The Body Book in 2013 and The Longevity Book in 2016. According to Celebrity Net Worth, her fortune currently stands at $140 million, so itâs safe to say that Diazâs entertainment return will be on her terms this time around.
âFamily is always going to come first for Cameron and thatâs something you just have to factor in when you get into business with her,â an insider explained to In Touch Weekly. âAnd thatâs the big difference between who she is now and the way she did things in her 20s and 30s when she would do three or four movies back-to-back without a break. That kind of insane schedule made her rich and steadily resulted in hit movies, but Cameron barely had a personal life during those years and sheâs a whole lot more grounded now that she has something to live for beyond her movie career.â
Fans can expect to see Diaz again soon, though. Sheâs slated to voice Princess Fiona again in Shrek 5 in 2026 and star in a Jonah Hill project, co-starring Keanu Reeves, called Outcome. Itâs a great way for her to balance family life and the career she loved so much â Diaz is rewriting her story.
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