- Thalaivar 71 – Rs 250 to 280 crore.
- Jailer – Rs 110 crore.
- Rajini’s salary to film’s production cost = around 50%.
- + film’s profit share.
- Jailer – 210 crore = 110 crore as salary + 100 crore from film’s profit.
- 170+ films – except one or two, all earned good money.
- Some of them became Tamil and Indian cinema’s blockbusters.
- Known India & globally.
Other Indian Stars
- Shahrukh Khan – Rs 200 crore + profit’s share.
- Salman Khan – Rs 150 crore + profit’s share.
- Joseph Vijay – Rs 150 to 200 crore.
- Prabhas – Rs 150 to 200 crore.
- Aamir Khan – Rs 175 crore.
- Kamal Haasan – Rs 150 crore.
- Akshay Kumar – Rs 140 crore.
- Chiranjeevi – Rs 50 to 60 crore.
- Ajav Devgan – Rs 30 to 40 crore.
- Mohanlal – Rs 15 to 20 crore.
- Amitabh Bachchan – Rs 12 to 15 crore.
- Mammootty – around Rs 10 crore.
(Industry Estimates)