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Pamela Anderson is an actress, model, and animal rights activist born and raised in British Columbia. She started her career with modeling and made her acting debut in 1991 with A.B.C. Home Improvement. She made her movie debut in the 1994 movie Raw Justice and went on to star in films like Barb Wire(1996), Naked Souls(1996), Scooby-Doo(2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Borat(2006), Blond and Blonder (2008), etc.
Pamela Anderson was one of the most recognizable faces during the 90s, owing to her bold and sizzling hot roles in T.V. shows and movies. Most of her roles in films have been in the form of supporting roles and cameos, and her movies have a total worldwide collection of almost $1 billion.
The Taking Of Beverly Hills (1991) - $939,277
The Taking Of Beverly Hills is an action film released in 1991 and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak, and Robert Davi in leading roles, along with Pamela Anderson. She appears in a cameo role as a cheerleader in this movie. The movie bombed at the box office with a total domestic and worldwide gross of $939,277 against a budget of $19 million.
Barb Wire (1996) - $3.7 Million
Barb Wire is a 1996 Sci-Fi film based on a comic book series of the same name. Pamela Anderson plays the titular role of Barbara Kopetski, and the story is based on a fictional Second American Civil War. The film grossed an estimated $1.8 million domestically and $3.7 million worldwide. Though it was a box office dud, it is still one of the highest-grossing Pamela Anderson movies.
City Hunter (2018) - $14.7 Million
City Hunter is a French action comedy film directed by Philippe Lacheau. Released in 2018, it is based on a Japanese Anime series of the same name and stars Pamela Anderson as Jessica Fox. The movie grossed $14.7 million worldwide, with most of the collections coming from France, Belgium, Ukraine, and Japan, as reported by IMDB.
Superhero Movie(2008) - $71.57 Million
Superhero Movie is a superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin. It was a spoof loosely based on Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Pamella Anderson plays the role of The Invisible Girl alongside Kevin Hart, Drake Bell, and Sara Paxton. The critics panned the movie, yet, it was a box-office success. Made on a budget of $35 million, it managed to gross $25 million domestically and $71.57 million worldwide.
Baywatch (2017) - $177.85 Million
The movie is a modern-day adaptation of the 90’s hit T.V. show Baywatch. It was released in 2017, starring Hollywood A-Listers like Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario in pivotal roles. The story is based on a team of lifeguards who bust a drug operation to save their beach. Pamela Anderson plays a cameo in this movie, reprising her role as Captain Casey Jean Parker from the T.V. show along with David Hasselhoff. The film grossed $58 Million in the domestic market and $177.85 Million worldwide against a production budget of $69 Million.
Scary Movie 3 (2003) - $220.67 Million
Scary Movie 3 is a horror parody movie directed by David Zucker. Released in 2003, it is a direct sequel to the 2001 movie, Scary Movie 2. The movie starred Anna Faris, Kevin Hart, and Anthony Anderson in pivotal roles, and Pamela Anderson in a cameo playing the role of Becca Kotler. The movie's premise parodies movies like The Ring, The Matrix Reloaded, and 8 Mile. With a production budget of $48 Million, the movie grossed $110 million in the domestic market as per Rotten Tomatoes, and $220.67 million in the international market, making it a significant box office success.
Borat (2006) - $262.6 million
Borat is a mockumentary black comedy film released in 2006 and directed by Larry Charles. It stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat, an eccentric journalist from Kazakhstan who visits the United States for the first time and wreaks havoc. Pamela Anderson stars as herself in this movie in a small cameo, which is the most critically acclaimed and 2nd highest-grossing movie of her career. Borat had a phenomenal run at the box office, grossing $262.6 million worldwide and $128.5 million domestically on a production budget of just $18 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Scooby-Doo (2002) - $275.6 million
Scooby-Doo is a fantasy adventure movie released in 2002 based on an animated series of the same name. The plot highlights the adventures of Mystery Incorporated, a group of 4 people and a talking dog who solves mysteries. The movie stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Rowan Atkinson in lead roles, along with Pamela Anderson in an uncredited cameo playing herself. Scooby-Doo is the highest-grossing movie of Pamela’s career, and it grossed $275.6 million worldwide and $153 million in the domestic market against a budget of $84 million, as per The Numbers.
Pamela Anderson has appeared chiefly in cameos and minor uncredited roles in movies. Her movies might not have received favorable reviews from the critics, yet they have grossed more than a whooping $1 Billion worldwide, making her one of the highest-grossing movie stars ever.
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Sources - IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Box Office Mojo, The Numbers