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List Of Highest Grossing Nollywood Movies Of All Time by AlexyA(m): 5:47pm On Oct 20, 2016 |
Nollywood movies are rated as among the best in the world cinemas and they have given us box office movies with huge money coming out of them. The following are the highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time in Nigerian cinemas. Revenues from special screenings, DVD sales, online streaming and theatrical screenings outside Nigeria are excluded from this gross total. Films before 2000s are also excluded from this list as their gross totals have not been inflation adjusted. |
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1. 30 days in Atlanta is a 2014 Nigerian romantic comedy film produced by Ayo Makun and directed by Robert Peters. It features the likes of Ayo makun. Ramsey Noah, Desmond Elliot, Richard Mofe damifo and many top actors. The film was shot on location in Lagos and Atlanta. It premiered on 31 October 2014.It has been declared the highest grossing film of all time in Nigerian cinemas,although the film was met with mixed to negative critical reception it still went on to gross over #137,200.000
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2. FIFTY is 2015 Nigerian romantic drama film, directed by Biyi Bandele and released on December 18 2015. The film captures few pivotal days of four women at the pinnacle of their careers. Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate are four friends forced at mid life to take inventory at their personal lives, while juggling career and family against the backdrops of the neighbourhoods ofLagos. It stars Nse Ikpe-Etim, Ireti Doyle, Omoni Oboli in lead roles. The film went on to gross #85 million at the box office.
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3. (WIVES ON STRIKE) is a hilarious comedy about a group of market women who decided to take matters into their own hands against their husbands in a bid to stir them into standing up for a young girl whom they wanted to protect from the wishes of her own father. The women,who hilariously interpret their roles, set a series of events in motion to give the movie many moments of laughter without missing a beat on the reason for everyone to know why they are on strike. The film features; Uche jumbo, Omoni Oboli, Ufuoma Mcdermott and went on to gross #67,000,000
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4. HALF OF A YELLOW SUN. This is a 2013 Nigerian Historical fiction drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and based on the novel of the same name byChimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The film is a love story that follows two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War.It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor,Thandie Newton,Onyeka Onwenu,Anika Noni Rose,Genevieve Nnaji,OC UkejeandJohn Boyega.The film premiered in the Special Presentation section at the2013 Toronto International Film Festival and went on to gross #60,000,000
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5. OCTOBER 1. s a 2014 Nigerian dark psychological thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan. It stars Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya,David Bailie,Kehinde Bankole,Kanayo O. Kanayo, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Nick Rhys,Kunle Afolayan,Femi Adebayo,Bimbo Manuel, Ibrahim Chatta and introducing Demola Adedoyin; it also features special appearance from Deola Sagoe. The film, which is set in Colonial Nigeria, narrates the story of Danladi Waziri(Sadiq Daba), a police officer from Northern Nigeria who is posted to a remote town of Akote in Western Nigeria to investigate the frequent female murder cases in the community, and have the mystery solved before the Nigerian flag is raised on October 1,Nigeria's Independence Day. The film did well in the box office and grossed #60,000,000
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6. IJE..Interpreted as the Journey is a 2010 Nigeria film directed byChineze Anyaene, and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, and Odalys García. The film was highly criticially acclaimed, winning several awards and receiving several nominations. The plots tells how (Genevieve Nnaji) travels from Nigeria to the United States to aide her sister Anya (Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde) who is being charged with the murder of three men including her own husband...The film went on to gross #59,800,000
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7. LAST FLIGHT TO light to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian thriller disaster film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye. Starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde,Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. The film which was shot in Lagos, received 5 nominations at the 2013Africa Movie Academy Awards and won award for the categorybest film by an African based abroad.It grossed over #57.050,000
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8. The Return of of Jenifa is a 2012 Nigerian comedy-drama film continuation of Jenifa starring Funke Akindele. The Original film received 4 nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2008. Funke Akindele, the main protagonist of the film, won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in Leading Role for her role as Jenifa. It starred Funke Akindele, Omawumi Megbele, Helen Paul, Denrele Edun, Antar Laniyan and so many more talented acts... It grossed #35,000,000 at the box office
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9. Road to To Yesterday . This is a 2015 Nigerian Road romantic drama film directed by Ishaya Bako. It stars Genevieve Nnaji and Oris Erhuero in lead roles, with Majid Michel and Chioma 'Chigul' Omeruah in supporting roles.The film, which is co-produced by Genevieve Nnaji, is the actress' first effort as a producer.Road to Yesterday tells the story of an estranged married couple, hoping to mend their strained marriagewhilst on a road trip to a relative’s funeral..It did well in d box office accuring a sum of #30,000,700
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10. The Figurine: known as Araromire is a 2009 Nigerian supernatural suspense thriller film written by Kemi Adesoye, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan, who also stars in the film as one of the main protagonists. It also stars Ramsey Nouah and Omoni Oboli. The movie narrates the story of two friends who finds a mystical sculpture in an abandoned shrine in the forest while serving at a National Youth Service Corps camp, and one of them decides to take the artwork home. Unknown to them, the sculpture is from the goddess 'Araromire' which bestows seven years of good luck on anyone who encounters it, and after the seven years have expired, seven years of bad luck follow. The lives of the two friends begin to change for good, as they become successful and wealthy businessmen. However, after seven years, things start to change for the worse.It grossed #30,000,000 at the box office
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