Nollywood queen Funke Akindele has officially rewritten African cinema history with her blockbuster film Behind The Scenes smashing box office records and crossing a jaw-dropping ₦2 billion in ticket sales!
According to the movie’s distributor, FilmOne Entertainment, the film has now reached ₦2,103,039,706 in earnings making it the first Nollywood picture ever to hit the ₦2 billion mark and the highest-grossing Nigerian movie of all time, including international runs in the UK and Ireland.
This record-breaking success also cements Akindele’s legacy as one of West Africa’s most commercially powerful filmmakers, now topping the box office three years in a row an unprecedented feat in African film.
Behind The Scenes starring a glittering ensemble cast alongside Akindele climbed steadily from earlier wins (including rapid ₦1bn milestones) to this historic peak, capturing the hearts (and ticket sales) of moviegoers across the region.
