The Digest:
Funke Akindele’s latest film, Behind The Scene, has made history as Nollywood’s first to earn over ₦2 billion. Released in December 2025, the movie’s success proves that authentic storytelling can weather any storm and break every record.
Key Points :
- Behind the Scenes has earned ₦2,103,039,706 at the box office.
- The film became Nollywood’s first to cross the ₦2 billion mark.
- It is now Africa’s highest-grossing Nollywood title in Africa, the UK, and Ireland.
- Starring Scarlet Gomez, the movie explores the theme of “black tax.”
- It is screening in Nigeria, the UK, Ireland, the US, and soon Canada.
- Akindele has been Africa’s top filmmaker for three consecutive years.
- Her films have collectively grossed over ₦6 billion in the last five years.
Sources: FilmOne Entertainment, X (formerly Twitter)
