Everybody Loves Jenifa breaks file, earns N206million in opening weekend
Nigerian actress and producer Funke Akindele has set a brand new field workplace benchmark along with her newest movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa (ELJ), which grossed a formidable N206 million throughout its opening weekend.
Released on December 13, 2024, the movie rapidly topped the Nigerian field workplace, with an excellent N45.22 million grossed on its debut Friday.
This represents a 30% improve in first-day admissions in comparison with final 12 months’s A Tribe Called Judah. Given the movie’s robust word-of-mouth buzz, many anticipate ELJ will shatter Nollywood’s attendance file of 450,000 set by Omo Ghetto.
On its opening day, ELJ drew 9,409 admissions, surpassing A Tribe Called Judah, which had 8,870 admissions, regardless of ELJ not screening at Genesis Cinemas and lacking a portion of the day at Silverbird Cinemas. These spectacular numbers spotlight the movie’s robust enchantment, even within the face of restricted cinema availability.
According to Akindele’s Instagram publish, Everybody Loves Jenifa set a brand new file for the highest-grossing single day in Nollywood historical past, with N87.8 million earned in sooner or later. The movie additionally recorded the strongest opening weekend of 2024, promoting 38,353 tickets. This makes ELJ not solely the most important opening weekend in Nollywood this 12 months but in addition the highest-grossing opening weekend within the business’s historical past.
Despite the absence of choose cinemas, the movie achieved a notable N16.8 million from advanced screenings. It has additionally made its worldwide debut throughout 30 nations, distributed by Nile Group Entertainment, additional increasing its world attain.
What to know
The movie is the newest installment in Akindele’s common Jenifa franchise. It continues the journey of the titular character, Jenifa, as she navigates fame, relationships, and private progress.
- In this newest installment, Jenifa’s reputation takes successful when a shady new neighbor, Lobster, outshines her charity work. The drama escalates when Jenifa and her associates discover themselves in a lethal confrontation with a drug baron in Ghana after mistakenly receiving a bag of medication of their rental.
- Co-written by Akindele, Akinlabi Ishola, and Collins Okoh, Everybody Loves Jenifa is co-directed by Akindele and Tunde Olaoye. The movie blends comedy with life classes, resonating with audiences each in Nigeria and overseas.
- The star-studded solid consists of Akindele herself, alongside famend actors like Patience Ozokwor, Nancy Isime, Stan Nze, Omowunmi Dada, Jackie Appiah, and Falz.
With its mixture of humor, drama, and relatable themes, Everybody Loves Jenifa has rapidly captured the eye of moviegoers, positioning it as one in every of Nollywood’s greatest cinematic successes to this point.
