In just 12 days, Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ grossed $400 million in theatres across the country.
This is according to Film One Entertainment, the film’s official distributor, who announced the news on Instagram.
This immediately elevates ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, which has been in theatres since December 15, 2023, to the year’s highest-grossing title.
Other titles in the category include Merry Men 3, Orisa, Kesari, The Kujus Again, and Something Like Gold.
This new record also places it among the top five highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time, alongside The Wedding Party and Omo Ghetto: The Saga, with Battle on Buka Street by Akindele taking the lead.
‘A Tribe Called Judah’, produced and directed by Akindele, tells the story of a single mother and her three sons, all of whom have different fathers.
Jide Kene Achufusi as Emeka Judah, Timini Egbuson as Pere Judah, Uzee Usman as Adamu Judah, Tobi Makinde as Shina Judah, and Olumide Oworu as Ejiro Judah form a robbery gang to save their mother, Jedidah Judah, played by Akindele.
Ebele Okaro, Uzor Arukwe, Nse Ikpe Etim, Genoveva Umeh, Faithia Williams, Nosa Rex, Greg Ojefua, Ibrahim Yekini, Boma Akpore, Paschaline Ijeoma Alex, Etinosa Idemudia, Juliana Olayode, and Yvonne Jegede are among the cast members.