Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has hit another major box office milestone as her latest cinema release, Behind The Scenes, crossed the N1 billion mark.
The movie has grossed N1,109,463,846 nationwide, a figure that underscores its strong audience appeal and record-breaking performance since its release.
FilmOne Entertainment disclosed the achievement in a post shared on its X handle on Monday, describing the feat as historic and unprecedented within the West African film industry.
According to the distributor, Behind The Scenes is now the fastest film in West Africa to gross over N1 billion and also recorded the highest single-day box office gross ever on Boxing Day, earning N129.5 million.
“Fastest film in West Africa to cross N1B+,” FilmOne said, adding that the movie also delivered “the highest single-day gross ever on Boxing Day (N129.5M).”
The company further revealed that the film has emerged as the highest-grossing theatrical release of 2025 so far, maintaining strong momentum weeks after its cinema debut.
FilmOne also highlighted the sustained box office dominance of Funke Akindele, noting that the latest success further extends her record-setting run in Nigerian cinemas.
The distributor described Akindele as “the only director to cross N1B+ at the box office three different times” and “Nollywood’s highest-grossing producer of all time.”
It added that she had also become “the first filmmaker to deliver three consecutive N1B+ films in one calendar year,” a feat yet to be matched in Nollywood.
“Thank you to everyone for the love and support so far. This win is for all of us.”
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