Nollywood powerhouse, Funke Akindele shatters data as soon as once more as her newest movie, Everyone Loves Jenifa turns into the highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time.
The movie which contested with Toyin Abraham’s Alakada: Dangerous and Boujee and others has achieved a outstanding feat.
FilmOne, the film’s distributor, took to Instagram to announce the milestone achievement in a publish which has since drawn accolades to Funke Akindele.
“Everyone Loves Jenifa has formally hit a historic 1.466 Billion Naira and counting on the field workplace, making it the highest-grossing movie of all time! An enormous THANK YOU to our unbelievable audiences in Nigeria and Ghana for making this dream a actuality! Your help is the whole lot. On to even higher heights! Nonetheless displaying in cinemas close to you—expertise the magic on the massive display screen,” the assertion learn.
The movie crossed the ₦1 billion mark in lower than two weeks, solidifying Akindele’s popularity as a trailblazer in Nollywood.
This achievement follows her record-breaking success final 12 months with A Tribe Known as Judah, which was the primary Nollywood film to surpass the ₦1 billion milestone. Akindele’s continued dominance on the Nigerian field workplace underscores her standing because the queen of the massive display screen.
Followers and business colleagues have flooded social media with congratulatory messages, celebrating the actress-turned-filmmaker for her unparalleled contributions to Nollywood.
