Zhang Yimou net worth: Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, and former cinematographer who has a net worth of $70’000’000. He is an award-winning director who is considered among his Chinese colleagues both the highest-paid and most acclaimed. Zhang Yimou was born in Xi’an Shaanxi, China, on 14 November 1951. He is most famous for directing movies like Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Since his debut with Red Sorghum in 1987, As a director, Zhang has released over 20 films. He was also selected to direct the closing ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing. In late 2013 Zhang made headlines when he admitted to the world that he and his wife had potentially violated china’s one-child policy. Zhang fathered seven children with four different women, The Associated Press reported. Using Zhang’s estimated earnings of $14’000’000 a year, he could face a fine of 40’000’000.