Donnie Yen is Hong Kong’s Highest Earning Celebrity
Above: Donnie Yen with his wife and two children.
Donnie Yen (甄子丹) earned a whopping $263 million HKD last year, easily topping the list of highest-paid Hong Kong celebrities of 2012.
According to East Week Magazine, Donnie is paid a staggering $35 million HKD per film. Although Donnie’s only released film in 2012, All’s Well, Ends Well 2012 <八星抱喜>, underperformed at the Hong Kong box office, the 49-year-old actor had filmed three blockbusters, several mainland Chinese commercials, endorsements, and stage performances in 2012, which boosted his income to $200 million HKD.
For his monetary achievements, Donnie credited his wife Cecilia Wang (汪詩詩), who helped her husband manage his investments and budgets. “If you are scared of your wife, you become rich! I believe this!” exclaimed Donnie.
But a number is just a number, and Donnie does not find his nine-figure annual income to be that big of a deal. “In the terms of our flourishing society, an artist’s income isn’t that high. Often, artists have to throw in their entire lifetime to cultivate their career. You may earn nothing in the first several decades, and when you are doing well, others will only see your success. Take me for example. I had to struggle for many years to get to where I am today. If you compare my life’s work with professionals likes lawyers and doctors, my income is nothing.
“Cherish the present. Grasp at opportunities as soon as you can, but do enjoy the process!”
Donnie worked as a stuntman for films and dramas before hitting the big screen with his first major role, Drunken Tai Chi <笑太極>, in 1984. In his most difficult days, the action star had to invest in his own films, and had to live off of a few hundred dollars for several months.
“A moment of triumph does not represent a life of success; a moment of setback does not represent a life of failure. This is what I have learned from my past experiences.”
Donnie’s upcoming films in 2013 include The Monkey King 3D <大鬧天宮>, Special Identity <特殊身份>, The Iceman Cometh 3D <3D急凍奇俠>, and Ip man 3D <葉問3D>.
Source: East Week
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Holy crap…what he earned last year alone basically set his family and later generations for a longgg time…wow.
all that hardworking over the years sure did pay off.
so what? he will not be able to save himself from death..
Well that is quite obvious but was this comment necessary? I mean he is not the one boasting his assets. Just be happy for him and when he does pass he left his family a nice portion, that is always a good thing.
haha, your comment/question should be.. how to save myself from death?
That’s impressive! Hope he and his family enjoy the fruits of his hard earned labour. Best of wishes to him!
What about his other family?
Do ho ho.
yeah thats a lot of money……but think of the tax he has to pay, prob close to 50% gone to the tax man and don’t forget prob another 15-20% to his management. So he’ll prob be left with less than half the amount.
tax in hk 15-16% flat
Of course he is. If not per movie, then must be for overall. He is in practically every movie released in HK.
wow, wife is tall haha…. dont know who she is but not a bad looking couple and he’s not 1/2 just shorter haha
From wiki about his wife :
“Cecilia Wang born April 21, 1981 in Hong Kong was the winner of the 2000 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant, including the “Miss Vitality” and “Miss Perfect Figure” awards. She stands at 5’8″ and was a model . She is known in Asia as a socialite and appears in prestigious events throughout Asia. Wang supports Yen by accompanying in his red carpet events, film festivals, award shows, premieres around the world, including Cannes, Venice, Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong. They have a daughter, Jasmine, born in 2004, and a son, James, born in 2007. Cecilia Wang has a younger sister, named Yuen Yuen Wang.”
umm 18 years difference !
yea but when it comes to money…..there is no age difference lol…ask all the gold digger…