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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:08 pm    Post subject: Tony Among Top 10 Earners

Jet Li Tops Star Income List with 465 Mln Yuan

2008-01-02 21:50:48 CRIENGLISH.com


Chinese kung fu actor Jet Li made the most money in 2007 among China's entertainment elite, totaling some 465 million yuan, or around 62 million US dollars, as listed by Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post on Wednesday.

It was the third year that the newspaper made a through calculation of stars' annual income based on their media coverage.

The 44-year-old actor starred in three films in 2007, "The Warlords", "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "The Mummy 3." His salary from "The Warlords" alone was 100 million yuan. A sharp rise as he got only one yuan for his debut film "The Shaolin Temple" 27 years ago!

Following him was another action star, Jackie Chan with the total pool of about 428 million yuan.

Hong Kong pop king Jackie Cheung ranked first among the singers, thanks to his 2007 world tour show, which presented altogether 75 concerts.

Malaysia-born Chinese ethnic actress Michelle Yeoh was the richest female star of the past year, raking in an annual income of 80 million yuan. She was at seventh spot.

Taiwan girl group S.H.E. were the only female singers on the list. They earned about 62.5 million yuan from their concerts, shows and TV commercials.

The top ten earners are as follows (1 yuan equals around $US7.5):

1 Jet Li 465 million yuan
2 Jackie Chan 428 million yuan
3 Jackie Cheung 300 million yuan
4 Tony Leung 290 million yuan
5 Andy Lau 230 million yuan
6 Chow Yun-fat 100 million yuan
7 Michelle Yeoh 80 million yuan
8 Zhang Ziyi 65 million yuan
9 S.H.E. 62.5 million yuan
10 Jay Chow 60 million yuan


http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/01/02/1221@310375.htm

Note: actually, it should be US$ 1 = 7.5 yuan
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:25 am    Post subject:

Li is long way ahead in 2007 earners list

Written by Clifford Coonan
Friday, 04 January 2008


BEIJING -- Chop-socky is the biggest earner in China these days and salaries among martial arts stars at the top-end of the biz are looking decidedly competitive.

Kung-fu thesp Jet Li was the country's top-earning entertainer in 2007, according to a Chinese newspaper list, followed by fellow action star Jackie Chan.

Li, 44, made RMB465 million ($64 million) last year, according to the third annual list of star incomes by the Shanghai newspaper, the Oriental Morning Post.

The list is based on incomes reported over the year and Li starred in three pics last year: "The Warlords," "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "The Mummy 3." His salary for "The Warlords" alone was reportedly $13.8 million, which is a big rise from the few cents he earned for his first movie, "The Shaolin Temple," 27 years ago.

Jackie Chan was estimated to have earned around $59 million.

Among songsters, Hong Kong pop star Jackie Cheung held pole position after a mammoth world tour which included 75 concerts.

The biggest-earning woman was Malaysia-born thesp Michelle Yeoh, who came in at seventh with a pay packet of some $11 million, followed by Zhang Ziyi who earned $9 million.

Thesp Tony Leung, who featured in "Lust, Caution," reeled in $40 million, while Andy Lau was in fifth place with $32 million. Chow Yun-fat was in sixth place with $13.8 million.

The only female warblers on the list were the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E., who made $8.6 million from concerts and commercials.


http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5227/1/
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