Carrey played the lead role in "" which was released in February 1994 and went on to gross $72 million in the United States and Canada. Following its success and before the release of his next 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". "The Mask", released in July 1994, grossed $351 million worldwide, and "Dumb and Dumber", released in December 1994, was another commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide. Carrey received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in "The Mask" and was voted second on Quigley's Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, behind Tom Hanks.