Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has made a first ever Nigeria record by hitting one billion naira in the box office with her blockbuster movie, A Tribe Called Judah.
There have been wild jubilation online as Nigerians took to their respective social media pages to celebrate Funke Akindele’s milestone in the movie industry.
The mother of two is yet to make an official statement about her setting a record, however a quick check on the Wikipedia box office line up assert that Funke Akindele has made a whooping one billion, sixty million, seven hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and ninety one.
Presently on the Wikipedia Nollywood grossing table, Funke Akindele’s movies, A Tribe Called Judah, Battle On Buka Street and Omo Ghetto The Saga are respectively the highest grossing Nollywood film of all time.
According to the box office chart, Funke Akindele’s A Tribe Called Judah, Toyin Abraham’s Malaika and Mercy Aigbe’s Ada Omo Daddy are respectively the highest grossing screening movie.
Kemi Filani recalls that in 2021, Funke Akindele broke another record in the Nigerian film industry. She beat her own records for the highest-grossing film at the Nigeria box office.
A post shared by Film One revealed that Funke Akindele’s Battle on Buka Street, broke the record of her 2020 released film, Omo Ghetto The Saga.
Battle on Buka Street netted 640 million naira at the box office, beating Omo Ghetto the Saga of 636 million naira.
Filmone on Instagram noted that the only competition the actress had was with herself.
