Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ Grosses N1bn In Less Than Three Weeks

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    New Nollywood movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, by veteran actress, Funke Akindele has made history by becoming the highest-grossing Nollywood film ever with a reported N1 billion earnings at the box office.


    This feat surpassed her previous films ‘Battle on Buka Street’, which gulped N668.4 million, and ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’, which made over N636.1 million currently sitting as the second and third highest-grossing films in the Nigerian box office respectively.


    On December 15, 2023, the film premiered in theaters around the country. With a total of N113.3 million on opening weekend, it became the highest-grossing Nollywood opening weekend of the year.

    It’s also currently showing in the United Kingdom as well.


    It automatically became the highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2023 and the highest-grossing film ever, according to the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN). It crossed the N1 billion historic mark in just two days into 2024, ending 2023 with a total gross of N854.3 million.


    During the festive season, the average ticket price for watching a movie in regular cinemas was N5,500, while it goes up to N7,000 at IMAX cinemas.

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