Hong Kong Artistes' Income Chart for 2005: Return of the "4 Heavenly Kings"

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13th January 2006 09:16

Return of the "4 Heavenly Kings"

The trend is now about oldies. The Hong Kong Artistes' Income Chart for 2005 also shows many 'old' names. Despite being under the attack of the new age "Kings" & "Queens", the "4 Heavenly Kings" of the previous decade of the 1990s are still able to make a turnaround. Besides Andy Lau, who is the regular candidate in the top 3 positions, the other 3 Heavenly Kings, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok & Leon Lai, whose presence have faded in recent years, have also worked their charms & made much money in 2005. The "4 Heavenly Kings" legend reappears.

The "4 Heavenly Kings" Resume Their Thrones

During the previous decade of the 1990s, Hong Kong's greatest entertainment scene achievement was to present the "4 Heavenly Kings", thus becoming very active . The "4 Heavenly Kings" dominated the singing, filming & TV scenes, & they also became the top candidates of the Hong Kong Artistes' Income Charts during those years. However, as time passed, only Andy was still very active, the other 3 Heavenly Kings had slowed down, while the new age "Kings" & "Queens" emerged. The "4 Heavenly Kings" seemed to become "a historic phrase".

Jacky Cheung

The Legend Continues: Jacky Cheung

Ever since his elder daughter was born, Jacky entered a semi-retired state, only releasing 1 album per year & also seldom participated in commercial activities. This was until his younger daughter was born in 2005, only then did Jacky come back to "earn some money for milk powder". Besides acting in Peter Chan's movie "Perhaps Love", Jacky also brought back the musical legend in 1997 "Snow.Wolf.Lake". It was on world tour for 50 performances. This event alone brought in almost 50 million income for Jacky. It also brought his popularity back up. He had also taken on the role of ambassador for Disneyland Hong Kong at a "friendship price" of 1 million. These few sources of income allowed Jacky to once again be a candidate in the income chart & let him have the 6th position.


Income Chart List

1. Andy Lau (1.064 billion)
Movies: 23.4 million (3 movies); Commercials: 70 million; Concerts: 12 million (12 performances); Albums: 1 million (2 albums)

2. Twins (81.6 million)
Movies: 4 million (3 movies); Commercials: 60 million; Concerts: 9 million (13 performances); Albums: 4 million (3 albums); Sale of Property: 2.6 million

3. Aaron Kwok (77.4 million)
Movies: 2.3 million (2 movies); Commercials: 28.8 million; Concerts: 2.6 million (26 performances); Albums: 300,000 (1 album); Record Company Contract Renewal: 20 million　　

4. Louis Khoo (53.6 million)
Movies: 1.6 million (2 movies); Commercials: 30 million; Own Label: 3 million; Sale of Property: 19 million

5. Joey Yung (53 million)
Concerts: 20 million (18 performances); Commercials: 30 million; Albums: 3 million (3 albums)

6. Jacky Cheung (52.6 million)
Movies: 1 million (1 movie); Concerts: 50 million (50 performances); Albums: 600,000 (2 albums); Ambassador: 1 million

7. Cecilia Cheung (51.2 million)
Movies: 16 million (4 movies); Commercials: 35 million; Albums: 200,000 (1 album)

8. Leo Ku (35.25 million)
Movies: 2.2 million (3 movies); Commercials: 10 million; Concerts: 21.6 million (17 performances); Albums: 1.45 million (3 albums)

9. Lu Xiao Feng (27.2 million)
Movies: 800,000 (1 movie); Concerts: 26.4 million (22 performances)

10. Leon Lai (13.25 million)
Movies: 2 million (2 movies); Concerts: 5.8 million (7 performances); Commercials: 5 million; Albums: 450,000 (2 albums)