Wednesday November 7, 2007 Hong Kong Who has contributed the most to Hong Kong's box office in the past decade? It's not Jackie Chan, nor is Tony Leung or Chow Yun-Fat. It's got to be Andy Lau, says a film magazine. Since 1997, prolific Lau has helped generate a total of 570 million Hong Kong dollars (US$73.39 million) in box office, making him the most bankable local actor, China News Service quoted statistics from an unnamed magazine. Sammi Cheng tops the actress list with HK$360 million, while Johnnie To is the most bankable director with HK$350 million. Versatile Lau is currently touring the mainland promoting his new album, "Miracle World." He said he was thrilled to hear the ratings, and that he would continue to work for another profitable decade. Lau's crime thriller, "Brothers," which was invested by his own company, hit theaters in mid-October and has so far won rave reviews from both critics and fans. credits: crienglish.
Andy Lau definitely hong kongs biggest A-list actor I mean the guy is so versatile and he also has one talent over Tony Leung, that is being a big pop star too...But in my book they are both really good actors, even though i kinda like Tony Leung better lol...
It does help when hes starred in over a 100 movies or something, I suspect when you average it out to per movie it isnt much better than those others named
