Tag: Nollywood

Everybody Loves Jenifa' breaks records, grosses over N1bn in 19 days
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Funke Akindele’s ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ smashes records, grosses N206m in debut weekend

Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele made Nollywood history with her latest release, “Everybody Loves Jenifa,” which grossed a staggering N206 million in its debut weekend. The movie premiered on December 13, 2024, and immediately dominated the Nigerian box office, earning N45.22 million on its opening Friday alone—a 30% increase over last year’s “A Tribe […]

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Nollywood ‘A Ghetto Love Story’ grosses ₦51m at box office

Nollywood’s latest sensation, “A Ghetto Love Story”, produced by comedian-turned-filmmaker Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has achieved a remarkable ₦51 million in box office earnings across cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana. The impressive milestone was announced by FilmOne Entertainment, the film’s West African distributor, via a celebratory post on Instagram. The romantic drama saw […]

FilmHouse co-founder Moses Babatope to launch new media company
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FilmHouse co-founder Moses Babatope to launch new media company

Co-founder of Filmhouse Group and former Managing Director of FilmOne, Moses Babatope, is gearing up to unveil a new media and entertainment venture. The announcement of this venture was made in a statement on Wednesday. Addressing rumors of a non-compete agreement with his former companies, Babatope clarified that such claims were false. “There are rumors […]

Nollywood producers made 280 movies in Q1 2023 - Report
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Nollywood producers made 280 movies in Q1 2023 – Report

In the first quarter of the year, the Nigerian film industry, also known as Nollywood, produced 280 movies overall. This information was released in a statement on Tuesday by the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas. Alhaji Adedayo Thomas also revealed that the data was gathered through the department’s first […]