WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Funke Akindele’s newly released movies, “Everybody Loves Jenifa” and “Alakada! Bad and Boujee”, have pushed Nigerian cinemas to record ticket sales of over ₦1 billion in one week. According to Nile Media Entertainment Group data, tickets worth N1.02 billion were sold between December 20 and 26, 2024, a record high for Nigerian cinemas. “Today, we’re proud to share an incredible milestone: the Nigerian box office has crossed 1 billion Naira in a single week in 2024,” the independent entertainment company stated. Funke Akindele’s movie, “Everyone Loves Jenifa,” has had 153,800 total ticket sales as of December 26 and has made N782.8 million in 14 days, on track to surpass the N1 billion naira mark in fewer days than “A Tribe Called Judah,” her previous record-breaking film, which hit a billion in ticket sales in 21 days. The movie is already the fastest Nollywood film to gross N500 million, hitting this milestone in just 12 days.
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ pushes cinema sales to N1bn in one week
