Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau lead the list
Chinese WeChat social media account Yiqipaidianying, which focuses on film industry news, has published a list of top 100 China’s highest-paid entertainers.
Below are the top 10: it’s no surprise that Jackie Chan tops the list this year and earns an average of 80 million yuan (HK$94 million) per film. What is surprising, however, is that the first woman enters the list at number 14. Actress and singer Yang Mi is one of the “New Four Dan Actresses”, joining Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, and Xu Jinglei.
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is also one of the top-ranked Asian celebrity on Forbes’ global list. Photo: AP
Nicknamed “Big Brother”, Chan, a Hong Kong action star, is listed as the top-ranked Asian celebrity on Forbes’ global list and one of the world’s highest-paid actors in 2017. The 63-year-old movie star was also the first Chinese movie star to be awarded the honorary Academy Award for his extraordinary achievements in films in 2016. His recent movies include Kung Fu Yoga (2017) as well as The Foreigner (2017).
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Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat in ‘A Better Tomorrow II’.
Director John Woo’s 1986 blockbuster, A Better Tomorrow, made Chow a box-office superstar across Asia. Noted for his performance in action films, the 62-year-old Hong Kong actor has starred in a number of successful movies, such as God of Gambler (1989) and From Vegas to Macau (2014).
Andy Lau Tak-wah
Andy Lau (centre) in ‘Chasing the Dragon’.
Lau, one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” in Canto-pop, has not only built a prosperous singing career, but also garnered huge success in film. He was named “No. 1 Box Office Actor 1985-2005”. So far, he has taken part in 160 movies. Martial arts action drama Chasing the Dragon (2017), which stars himself and Donnie Yen, has been a megahit in China.
