Eniola Ajao’s Owambe Thieves, a criminal offense drama laced with cultural glamour, has made a thunderous entry into the Nigerian field workplace with a gap weekend gross of N53.6 million.
The movie premiered nationwide on Easter Friday and has shortly asserted itself as a serious participant within the present Nollywood lineup, trailing solely behind the field workplace juggernaut Labake Olododo, which has held the highest spot for 4 consecutive weekends.
Directed by Adeoluwa Owu whose directorial credit embody A Tribe Known as Judah and Jagun Jagun the movie follows Cheta and Lola, a struggling younger couple navigating life with a new child throughout one in every of Nigeria’s most extreme {economic} downturns.
Pushed to the brink, the duo takes a determined gamble that entangles them in a high-stakes world of energy, betrayal, and the chaos of decisions gone unsuitable.
The movie’s premiere, held Sunday, April 13, at Circle Mall in Lagos, was a energetic affair that blended crimson carpet glitz with cultural celebration. Company arrived in an explosion of conventional Nigerian vogue, elaborate aso ebi, ornate gele, and regal agbadas, turning the occasion right into a real-life owambe (get together) worthy of the movie’s title.
For Ajao, this success is the results of years of creative evolution. Her performing profession started in 2004 with the movie Ìgbà Aìmọ̀, and she or he has since grow to be a well-known face in Nollywood.
Greater than only a movie about crime, Owambe Thieves can be a social commentary wrapped in leisure. “Everybody who has ever attended a Nigerian get together will see one thing acquainted—whether or not it’s the extravagance, the stress to impress, or the secrets and techniques that unravel when the music stops,” Ajao added.
Co-produced with Barbara Babarinsa and distributed by FilmOne Leisure, the movie brings a contemporary lens to tales of survival, ambition, and the skinny line between proper and unsuitable.
Regardless of the crowded discipline, Owambe Thieves has carved out a spot for itself amongst 2025’s most talked-about Nollywood April releases. In the meantime, Labake Olododo continues its reign with a cumulative gross of N224.9 million and counting.
