Nollywood star Timini Egbuson’s newest movie, Reel Love, has achieved a milestone, crossing the N300 million mark in ticket gross sales simply 5 weeks after its launch.
The romantic drama, which additionally marks Egbuson’s debut as an govt producer, continues to carry out strongly in Nigerian cinemas, grossing N20.8 million between March 14-16 alone.
Based on knowledge from the Nigerian field workplace, Reel Love has now amassed a complete of N304 million, sustaining its place because the highest-grossing movie of the previous weekend.
Different high earners throughout the identical interval embody Captain America (N19.6 million, bringing its complete to N374.7 million in 5 weeks), Within the Misplaced Lands (N13.3 million, complete N42 million), Black Bag (N12.1 million, new entry), Cartel (N6.2 million, complete N19.2 million in two weeks), and Mickey 17 (N4 million, complete N15.4 million in two weeks).
Directed by Kayode Kasum and written by Ife Olujuyigbe, Reel Love made its cinematic debut on February 14, 2025. It delivered a formidable opening, raking in N40.5 million on its first day alone. The movie shortly gained traction, surpassing N100 million in its first week and reaching the N200 million mark inside three weeks.
The story follows Tomide, a social media influencer, and Rachel, an entrepreneur, whose preliminary assembly is nothing wanting a catastrophe. Their animosity is short-lived, nevertheless, as Tomide’s fiancée, Imani, suggests an uncommon scheme having Tomide and Rachel faux to be a pair to spice up his on-line following.
His skill to attract audiences, each as a lead actor and now as an govt producer, is clear in Reel Love’s continued dominance on the field workplace. The movie’s success additional cements his standing, following his recognition because the highest-paid Nollywood actor in 2023. With Reel Love nonetheless pulling sturdy numbers, it stays to be seen simply how far it’ll go.
