Akshay Kumar is one actor who has releases round the year, now as per reports in Bollywood Hungama, the actor has spiked his fees from 100 crores for 1 film to 135 crores. The reports further stated the actor charging 135 crores for a film for the year 2022. It also stated producers are willing to get Akshay Kumar on board keeping in mind his popularity and assurance of earning a big moolah at the box office.
The source talking to the portal was quoted saying, “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. Every producer wants to have Akshay on board, considering his low risk, low budget, and assured return model, leading to excessive demand in the market.” The actor is said to be settling on 117 crores for a film for which he has signed on the dotted lines.
The source added, “Akshay too has followed the economic formula of higher the demand, higher the price, as with every film offers coming his way, he hiked his fees. For the films which are slated for a 2022 release, Akshay will charge a bomb of Rs 135 crores per film.”
Also, the production budget of Akki’s film falls between 185 to 195 crores, besides this, his films earn from Satellite and digital rights. “The production budget of most Akshay Kumar films will be in the range of Rs. 35 to 45 crores, in addition to 15 crores more for print and publicity, taking the total in the range of Rs. 50 to 60 crores. Taking the number of his acting fees into account, the overall budget of his films would be in the range of 185 to 195 crores. Doing a backward calculation in the account, his films earn approximately 80 to 90 crores from the sale of satellite and digital,” added the source. ALSO READ: Atrangi Re: Akshay Kumar Disapproves Of Sara Ali Khan's Shayari; Says, 'Isse Ghatiya Rhyme Aaj Tak Nahi Hua' - VIDEO
The source also informed the actor’s films earn from music right and income from the theatres which are again in a hundred crores. “Whereas 10 crores more comes from the sale of music rights, leaving an amount in the range of Rs. 95 to 100 crores for recovery from theatres, meaning lifetime box-office collections of Rs. 210-220 crores in India,” informed the source.
The source shares these revenues are not big for the actor to achieve, hence, making 2021 is easier for the actor to make big money at the box office. ALSO READ: Akshay Kumar Is The ONLY Indian Actor To Be Ranked In Forbes’ Top 100 Highest Paid Celebs List; His 2020 Earnings Will STUN You
“This isn’t as big a number for him to achieve, given his stardom and trust among the audience. And in 2021, it’s a rather easy number for a superstar like Akshay,” the source adds.
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