Akshay Kumar to Charge Rs 135 Crore Per Film in 2022: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Akshay Kumar to Charge Rs 135 Crore Per Film in 2022: Report

News 18  

At a time when most A-list actors prefer to do one film a year, Akshay Kumar has constantly been belting out three to four movies a year. Now as per a report in Bollywood Hungama, the actor has spiked his fees from 100 crores per film to 135 crores. “Over the last few months in the lockdown, Akshay Kumar has gradually hiked his fees from 99 crores to 108 crores and finally settled in on 117 crores for the films he signed recently. For the films which are slated for a 2022 release, Akshay will charge a bomb of Rs 135 crores per film,” a source was quoted as saying by the portal. Doing a backward calculation in the account, his films earn approximately 80 to 90 crores from the sale of satellite and digital.” Akshay’s films in his illustrious lineup include Sooryavanshi, Atrangi Re, Bell Bottom, Bachchan Pandey, Raksha Bandhan, Prithviraj, and Ram Setu.

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Ajay Devgn announces next movie as director, will star Akshay Kumar as lead: HTLS 2024
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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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4 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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Know Akshay Kumar's Income, Salary and Net worth ahead of Selfiee release

India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Boney Kapoor slams actors 'completing films in 25-30 days'. Is he referring to Akshay Kumar?
2 years, 1 month ago

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India TV News  

Appearing on The Kapil Sharma Show, Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor slammed actors who complete a film shoot in 25-30 days, charge their entire fees, and their films flop instead of being hit. Boney Kapoor on actors completing films in 25-30 days Boney Kapoor spoke at length about actors who charge their entire fees but finish the shoot in 25-30 days. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

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India TV News  

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Does Akshay Kumar’s fees amount to 80% of his film Cuttputlli’s budget?
2 years, 3 months ago

Does Akshay Kumar’s fees amount to 80% of his film Cuttputlli’s budget?

Firstpost  

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Karthikeya 2 earns Rs 100 crore at box office, Nikhil details why film worked in Hindi markets
2 years, 3 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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2 years, 9 months ago

Akshay says he ‘can’t work in film that requires more than 100 days of shoot’

Hindustan Times  

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Prabhas to Mahesh Babu, the Staggering Fee Tollywood Stars Charge For a Film
2 years, 9 months ago

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News 18  

With so many pan-India films hitting the theatres and doing great business, the Telugu film industry has also grown exponentially. – Prabhas: His PR team has officially announced that he is receiving over Rs 100 crore for each film. – Nagarjuna: Nagarjuna is also rumoured to be taking up to Rs 7 crore per film. – Venkatesh: Venkatesh earns up …

Akshay on his upcoming films likely earning ₹2000 crore: ‘Nothing is bankable’
3 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 21: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs 280 crore worldwide
3 years ago

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 21: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs 280 crore worldwide

India Today  

Rohit Shetty's directorial Sooryavanshi has turned out to be one of the highest-grossing films of the year. #Sooryavanshi WW Box Office Week 1 - 190.06 cr Week 2 - 66.66 cr Week 3 Day 1 - 4.31 cr Day 2 - 5.20 cr Day 3 - 7.37 cr Day 4 - 2.19 cr Day 5 - 2.34 cr Day 6 …

Sooryavanshi Box Office: Akshay Kumar's Film Earns Rs 166.23 Crore in 2 Weeks
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi Box Office: Akshay Kumar's Film Earns Rs 166.23 Crore in 2 Weeks

News 18  

Stakes were at an all-time high for the film industry with director Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ releasing in theatres during Diwali. Read: Sooryavanshi Movie Review: Watch it On the Big Screen for Akshay Kumar and Rohit Shetty #Sooryavanshi packs a SOLID NUMBER in *Week 2*… Biz in *Weekend 3* is crucial… The journey forward is dependent on how it fares this …

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 11: Akshay Kumar's film collects Rs 235 crore worldwide
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 11: Akshay Kumar's film collects Rs 235 crore worldwide

India Today  

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Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 8: Akshay Kumar film to reach 200 crore-mark
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 8: Akshay Kumar film to reach 200 crore-mark

India Today  

Sooryavanshi has managed to pull back the audience into the theatres. Trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan tweeted the figures and wrote,"#Sooryavanshi WW Box Office INCHES closer to 200 cr mark. Day 1 - 39.50 cr Day 2 - 37.26 cr Day 3 - 39.92 cr Day 4 - 21.89 cr Day 5 - 19.13 cr Day 6 - 16.95 cr Day …

Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi makes over Rs 112 crore at domestic box office within six days of release
3 years, 1 month ago

Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi makes over Rs 112 crore at domestic box office within six days of release

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, Sooryavanshi added Rs 9.55 crore to its total collection, which now stands at Rs 112.36 crore. Rohit Shetty’s cop drama Sooryavanshi is still performing well at the box office, and is set to continue its strong streak in the second week, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The Akshay Kumar starrer earned Rs 9.55 crore on 10 November, …

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 5: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs 138.57 crore
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 5: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs 138.57 crore

India Today  

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s Sooryavanshi is enjoying a great first week at the ticket window. SOORYAVANSHI TO ENTER RS 100 CRORE CLUB WORLDWIDE Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s action drama film, Sooryavanshi has been garnering praises from all around. #Sooryavanshi WW Box Office Day 1 - 39.50 cr Day 2 - 37.26 cr Day 3 - 39.92 cr Day …

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar film collects Rs 14.5 crore
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi box office collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar film collects Rs 14.5 crore

India Today  

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s action drama film, Sooryavanshi is roaring loud and clear at the worldwide box office. SOORYAVANSHI CROSSES RS 100 CRORE MARK WORLDWIDE Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-starrer Sooryavanshi impressed the critics and its audience. Day 1: $ 1.08 mn, Day 2: $ 1.15 mn, Day 3: $ 1.06 mn, Total: $ 3.29 million #Sooryavanshi #Overseas.” SOORYAVANSHI …

Sooryavanshi Box Office Day 2: Akshay Kumar Film Crosses Rs 50 Crore Mark, Eyeing Massive 1st Weekend Run
3 years, 1 month ago

Sooryavanshi Box Office Day 2: Akshay Kumar Film Crosses Rs 50 Crore Mark, Eyeing Massive 1st Weekend Run

News 18  

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer Sooryavanshi is continuing to be a big draw at the box office on the day two of its release. As per Taran’s prediction, Sooryavanshi is on the way to have a Rs 75 crore plus weekend collection and may even touch Rs 80 crore boosting confidence of the makers. #Sooryavanshi crosses ₹ 50 cr… …

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3 years, 2 months ago

With Growing Popularity, Tollywood Heroes Charging Exorbitant Amount for Films

News 18  

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Is Prabhas Charging More Than Rs 100 Crore for Adipurush?
3 years, 2 months ago

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News 18  

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Akshay Kumar denies reports of slashing his fees by Rs 30 crore for 'Bellbottom'
3 years, 6 months ago

Akshay Kumar denies reports of slashing his fees by Rs 30 crore for 'Bellbottom'

India TV News  

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has yet again proved that he is the master of giving the most savage replies when it comes to exposing fake news about him. The actor on Monday dismissed reports claiming that he has agreed to reduce his fees by Rs 30 crore for his upcoming film spy thriller "Bellbottom." His tweet comes in reaction to …

Akshay Kumar Upcoming Movies 2021, Release Date, Trailer and Budget
3 years, 11 months ago

Akshay Kumar Upcoming Movies 2021, Release Date, Trailer and Budget

India Today  

When we talk about Akshay Kumar, the first things to pop in our head are fitness, discipline, and the Khiladi of Bollywood. Akshay Kumar’s upcoming movies: Sooryavanshi Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie Sooryavanshi is the fourth instalment of Rohit Shetty's action franchise Singham and Simmba. Akshay Kumar's new movie was scheduled to release on Diwali 2020 but due to the Covid-19 …

Akshay Kumar - The 'One Man Industry' Strikes Again, Set To Complete Five Movies In 2020 Despite Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Akshay Kumar - The 'One Man Industry' Strikes Again, Set To Complete Five Movies In 2020 Despite Pandemic

ABP News  

Joginder By Joginder Tuteja The world has slowed down with the advent of the pandemic? This isn't all as he has similar plans for the last quarter of 2020 as well, what with the sets of Prithviraj already waiting for him and a shooting schedule already set for the completion of Atrangi Re.The 'one man industry', as he is own …

Akshay Kumar the only Indian in Forbes 2020 list of 10 highest paid male actors
4 years, 4 months ago

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India TV News  

Superstar Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to feature in the Forbes 2020 list of 10 Highest Paid Male Actors in the world. This year, Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has topped the list for the second year in a row with $87.5 million, thanks to his $23.5 million paycheque for his role as an art-thief-chasing Interpol agent in the upcoming …

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