….Makes N512m in opening week
Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele’s new movie Behind The Scenes has become the highest-grossing Nollywood title of 2025, generating more than 500 million naira in its first week in cinemas, according to distributor FilmOne Entertainment.
The company said the film earned N512mn after breaking five opening-weekend records, including the fastest Nollywood release to cross the 500-million-naira mark this year. The film opened nationwide on Dec. 12 after advanced screenings on Dec. 10 and 11.
Behind The Scenes, featuring Scarlet Gomez, Iyabo Ojo, Destiny Etiko, Tobi Bakre and Uche Montana, extends Akindele’s dominance at the local box office. Her previous film, Everybody Loves Jenifa, posted the biggest opening weekend in Nollywood history, surpassing the performance of her 2023 hit, A Tribe Called Judah.
Everybody Loves Jenifa later became the highest-grossing Nigerian film on record, earning more than 1.8 billion naira domestically and additional revenue overseas.
