That's now the amount of money Chinese actor Jet Li gets per film. In Chinese yuan or renminbi, that's 66,285,000. In the U.S. in 2001, his film "Kiss of the Dragon," directed by Luc Besson, ranked fourth in its first weekend's box office and "The One" earned $20 million at its opening date.
The 1994 "Fist of Legend" is considered Jet Li's best film,...