Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind the Scene’ becomes first Africa film to gross N2 billion

Famous Nigerian filmmaker, Funke Akindele’s newly released movie, ‘Behind the Scene’ has become the first Nollywood film to surpass N2 billion in cinema sales.

FilmOne, a leading Nigerian film distributor, announced that Behind the Scenes’ movie grossed N2,103,039,706 in just one month of its release.

The distributor in a post on X, revealed that the new achievement makes Funke Akindele Africa’s most commercially successful filmmaker in Africa, highest grossing producer, writer, and director in West Africa’s history.

The actress was also named as the first…