10 Most Expensive Chinese Actresses

Have you ever imagined making RMB10 million per year? It is unimaginable for common people, but for film actresses, it is not a big thing. Here is a list of the 10 Chinese actresses who can make at least 10 million Yuan per year.

No. 10 Zhou Xun 周迅

Market price per year: RMB 15 million
Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress. Zhou may not be as pretty as other Chinese females, but Zhou is cute and beautiful. She has acted in more than 30 movies. She won Best Actress at 2005 Golden Horse Award, 2008 Golden Rooster Awards and 2008 Asian Film Awards. Her latest film is Our Time Will Come (2018).

No. 9 Shu Qi 舒淇

Market price per year: RMB 15 million
Shu Qi a sexy Chinese actress from Taiwan. She is well known for her superb, sensitive acting skills. Her latest moves are The Village of No Return (2017), Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) and The Adventurers (2017).

No. 8 Liu Xiaoqing 刘晓庆

Market price per year: RMB 32 million
Liu Xiaoqing was one of the very first stars of contemporary Chinese cinema. Her latest films include Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015), For a Few Bullets（2016) and The Bombing（2016) .

No. 7 Ruby Lin 林心如

Market price per year: RMB 45 million
Ruby Lin, is a beautiful Chinese actress from Taiwan. Ruby made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan. Afterwards, Ruby participated in various film and TV dramas. She is also a famous pop singer.

No. 6 Zhao Wei 赵薇

Market price per year: RMB 56 million
Zhao Wei (or Vicky Zhao) is a famous Chinese movie actress. She has been awarded the Best Actress award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Her latest movies include (2015) and Lost in Hong Kong, Three (2016).

No. 5 Cecilia Cheung 张柏芝

Market price per year: RMB 75 million
Cecilia Cheung is a notable Hong Kong actress. She is the ex-wife of Nicholas Tse. Cheung was also involved in the 2008 Edison Chen photo scandal. Her latest movies include The Monkey King (2012) and The Lion Roars 2 (2012) and Out of Control (2018).

No. 4 Carina Lau 刘嘉玲

Market price per year: RMB 90 million
Carina Lau is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lau was especially notable in the 1980s for her girl-next-door type roles in films. Her husband is famous actor Tony Leung. She has been awarded by actress in Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Rooster Awards and Hong Kong Film Award. Her latest movies include The Destiny of White Snake (2018) and Eighteen Springs (2018).

No. 3 Gong Li 巩俐

Market price per year: RMB 90 million
Gong Li first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States. Her latest films include Coming Home (2014) and The Monkey King 2 (2016).

No. 2 Maggie Cheung 张曼玉

Market price per year: RMB 110 million
Maggie Cheung is a famous Hong Kong actress. She has over 70 films since starting her career in 1983. Her famous films include Song of Exile, Center Stage, Comrades: Almost a Love Story and In the Mood for Love. She was the first Asian actress to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

No. 1 Zhang Ziyi 章子怡

Market price per year: RMB 120 million
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. She won her fame in the West after for her performance in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001) and House of Flying Daggers (2004). She has been nominated for Golden Globe Award. Her latest films include The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and Forever Young (2018)