Top Earners

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Sunday January 8, 2006

Compiled by LI EE KEE

WHO among the Hong Kong stars raked in the biggest bucks over the past 12 months?
According to the website sina.com, Jackie Chan is firmly in the top spot with earnings reportedly hitting a staggering HK$232mil (about RM113mil). Even the dud Everlasting Regret, which he produced and is said to have lost HK$10mil (RM4.9mil) in the process, did little to hurt his wallet.

Trailing in a distant second is Andy Lau with HK$106mil (RM49mil). Given Lau’s legendary diligence, it came as no surprise that the singer-actor should be among the highest earners. Last year, he netted HK$64mil (RM31mil) from seven commercials, HK$11mil (RM5mil) from his 14-show concerts and HK$31mil (RM15mil) from his three movies.

Joey Yung and Jackie Chan at a recent golf club opening in Hong Kong. They are two of Hong Kong’s highest-earning entertainers of 2005.Kelly Chen is third with HK$75mil (RM36mil), thus becoming the Chinese territory’s top-grossing female artiste of 2005. Much of her time last year was spent in China promoting her album and going on performing tours. She collected HK$3mil (RM1.4mil) in album bonuses and HK$18mil (RM8.8mil) from concerts. Her performances in China further boosted her earnings by HK$24mil (RM11.8mil) while another HK$30mil (RM14mil) came from commercials.

The biggest surprise on the list has to be Paula Tsui Siu Fung, who is placed seventh with HK$36mil (RM17mil). The 59-year-old veteran songbird came out of retirement to hold 23 shows in Hong Kong, gaining HK$1mil (RM490,000) per show. She also released an album of her hit songs that added to her wealth.

Rounding off the top 10 list are Joey Yung (HK$60mil/RM29mil), Twins (HK$53mil/RM26mil), Cecilia Cheung (HK$51mil/RM25mil), Aaron Kwok (HK$30mil/RM14mil), Leon Lai (HK$23mil/RM11mil) and Jacky Cheung (HK$20mil/RM9mil).