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[Noctis]

On 11/13/2021 at 11:18 AM, xieh tie said:

Tony Leung’s Salary Soars to All-Time High After “Shang-Chi”

Winning rave reviews for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Tony Leung‘s (梁朝偉) career is at an all-time high. Paid US$7.7 million for the Hollywood blockbuster, Tony is said to earn an even higher salary of approximately US$9.2 million for upcoming Chinese movie No Name <無名>.

 

Before heading to China, Tony had just wrapped up filming Hong Kong movie Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong <金手指> with Andy Lau (劉德華) and Simon Yam (任達華).

 

Tony is confirmed to star in No Name, which is the third film in the “Victory Trilogy.”  The other two films were box office successes Chinese Doctors <中國醫生> and The Battle at Lake Changjin <長津湖>. Taking place from 1937 to 1945 in Shanghai, the espionage film is speculated to also star Zhou Xun (周迅) and Wang Yibo (王一博).

 

Tony’s pay check of 60 million Chinese yuan (US $9.2 million) for No Name is the third highest filming fee among Chinese actors. It is just slightly below Hu Ge’s (胡歌) salary of CNY 65 million in Li Na: My Life (獨自．上場) and Wu Jing’s (吳京) CNY 80 million compensation for The Battle at Lake Changjin. 

 

https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tony-leungs-salary-soars-to-all-time-high-after-shang-chi/

 

That can't be possible...what? Giving him $7.7m?

[Legion Again]

4 minutes ago, Noctis said:

 

That can't be possible...what? Giving him $7.7m?

Can’t tell if you think this is too high or too low

[Noctis]

He's a villain in Shang Chi, a new property, and they give him $7.7m when Marvel is known for being so stingy?!

[charlie Jatinder]

2 minutes ago, Eternal Legion said:

Can’t tell if you think this is too high or too low

Seems ok I guess. Tony isn't box office star from what I heard but has name to command fee I guess.

 

For a Bollywood star say SRK, HR, Salman, etc, they would have to shell out $20M or so.

[Legion Again]

3 minutes ago, Noctis said:

He's a villain in Shang Chi, a new property, and they give him $7.7m when Marvel is known for being so stingy?!

Marvel isn’t known for being stingy with big name cast salaries! 

[Fox20]

6 minutes ago, Noctis said:

He's a villain in Shang Chi, a new property, and they give him $7.7m when Marvel is known for being so stingy?!

We are not on 2012 Marvel is far from "stingy" these days.

[Legion Again]

5 minutes ago, Fox20 said:

We are not on 2012 Marvel is far from "stingy" these days.

In fact, 2021 has sort of made it look like marvel is getting overly spending on these things (though such decisions were made pre-covid when it was a reasonable expectation that BW+Eternals+SC would do like 2.5B instead of half that).

Edited November 19, 2021 by Eternal Legion

[xieh tie]

51 minutes ago, Noctis said:

 

That can't be possible...what? Giving him $7.7m?

Marvel had offered the impressive figure for Tony’s first-ever Hollywood role, given the man’s legendary status in Chinese cinema – he has nabbed numerous accolades including Cannes Best Actor award over a four-decade-long career.

https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tony-leungs-handsome-pay-in-shang-chi/

 

[Noctis]

3 minutes ago, xieh tie said:

Marvel had offered the impressive figure for Tony’s first-ever Hollywood role, given the man’s legendary status in Chinese cinema – he has nabbed numerous accolades including Cannes Best Actor award over a four-decade-long career.

https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tony-leungs-handsome-pay-in-shang-chi/

 

 

And ended up not releasing in China...

[Legion Again]

11 minutes ago, Noctis said:

 

And ended up not releasing in China...

Leung’s performance added more than 7.7M of theatrical revenue (not gross) WW-C. Money well spent.

Edited November 19, 2021 by Eternal Legion

[xieh tie]

Unfortunately, Marvel can't predict the future

[Noctis]

18 minutes ago, Eternal Legion said:

Leung’s performance added more than 7.7M of theatrical revenue (not gross) WW-C. Money well spent.

 

LOL

[Legion Again]

Just now, Noctis said:

 

LOL

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[Noctis]

He was the smart choice if it got a China release, but barely anyone outside China saw this movie solely because of his name. 

[xieh tie]

 

[Darth Lehnsherr]

I'm sure Disney/Marvel wanted this movie to explode in China but from the very day this was announced I always thought it was more a play for the Asian audience within Western Countries as opposed to Asian countries.

 

 

[xieh tie]

 

[TwoMisfits]

On 11/19/2021 at 4:23 AM, xieh tie said:

 

 

So, I watched this on D+ last night (since my subscription ends Tuesday), and can I agree?

 

It was like another B- movie in a stream of B- movies I've seen...it was good-ish, it was okay, but nothing said "wow" or "must rewatch" to me...the best parts were dad and mom, and unfortunately, I don't see how either make the sequel...

 

Midtier Marvel if I was grading, just b/c it was beautiful and I did enjoy mom and dad...

[xieh tie]

 

[Cap]

On 11/19/2021 at 2:50 AM, Product Driven Legion said:

Can’t tell if you think this is too high or too low

Too low. He deserves everything. Best part of the movie 🥺