‘Wedding Party’ Breaks Highest-Grossing Nollywood Movie Record

The Wedding Party, a movie directed by Kemi Adetiba and released in 2016, has been ranked number 1 in the top 10 charts of highest-grossing Nollywood movies produced within the last decade.

The Wedding Party raked in N452 million making it the highest-grossing movie, according to new figures released by FilmOne.

Check out the figures below:

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Wedding Party 2 released in 2017 and directed by Niyi Akinmolayan came second on N435 million.

Chief Daddy released in 2018 is on the third position with N387 million while Kemi’s King of Boys (2018) is on the fourth position with N242 million.

Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (2018) has recouped N237 million to stay on fifth. A Trip to Jamaica (2016) takes sixth position with N181 million.

10 Days in Sun City (2017) has earned N178 million in the seventh position. 30 Days in Atlanta (2014- N163 million), Living in Bondage (2019- N160 million), and Merry Men 2: Another Mission (2019- N141 million) take eighth, ninth and tenth position respectively.

Revenues from special screenings, DVD sales, online streaming and theatrical screenings outside Nigeria are excluded from the gross total.

Kemi shared her excitement on Instagram on Tuesday at directing the movies ranked number 1 and 4 on the log.

“…I’d be lying if I said it did not feel good to get recognition, especially when one throws back and appreciates the grueling effort it took to get here. And we got here by doing nothing but the HARD work.

“No gimmicks… No short-cuts. It is very possible. I have no manager, no agent, no PR company, not even a PA!!! Please do not let anyone tell you differently. Or convince you to compromise yourself to get to your goals,” she said.