Funke Akindele’s ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ nears N300 million in ticket gross sales
Nollywood’s field workplace darling, Everybody Loves Jenifa (ELJ), continues its spectacular run, nearing the N300 million mark in ticket gross sales inside its first week of launch.
Premiering on December 13, 2024, Funke Akindele’s newest installment within the beloved Jenifa franchise has captivated audiences, shortly cementing its place in Nigerian cinematic historical past.
According to field workplace information, ELJ grossed over N72 million on Monday(Dec 16) and Tuesday(Dec 17) alone, pushing its cumulative whole to over N280 million.
There are predictions that the movie is on observe to safe the most important opening week ever recorded within the Nigerian field workplace, surpassing present benchmarks.
Nairametrics beforehand reported that ELJ debuted with a record-breaking N206 million during its opening weekend, setting a brand new normal for Nollywood. The movie opened to staggering success, grossing N45.22 million on its debut Friday, a 30% enhance in first-day admissions in comparison with final 12 months’s hit, A Tribe Called Judah.
Despite restricted availability—lacking screenings at Genesis Cinemas and a part of Silverbird Cinemas on its opening day—ELJ recorded 9,409 admissions, surpassing A Tribe Called Judah’s 8,870 admissions. These figures underscore the movie’s robust pull, fueled by constructive critiques and strong word-of-mouth.
Backstory
Funke Akindele celebrated one other milestone on her Instagram, asserting that ELJ set a brand new Nollywood document for the highest-grossing single day, incomes N87.8 million in at some point.
- The movie offered a formidable 38,353 tickets throughout its opening weekend, making it not solely the most important opening of 2024 but in addition the highest-grossing opening weekend in Nollywood historical past.
- Advanced screenings additionally contributed considerably, generating N16.8 million earlier than its official launch. Additionally, ELJ has expanded its footprint internationally, premiering throughout 30 nations by way of Nile Group Entertainment, additional bolstering its international attraction.
- 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 contains Akindele herself, alongside famend actors like Patience Ozokwor, Nancy Isime, Stan Nze, Omowunmi Dada, Jackie Appiah, and Falz.
Funke Akindele’s newest blockbuster, Everybody Loves Jenifa (ELJ), continues to interrupt new floor, with its December twentieth UK premiere reaching a historic milestone. The movie’s preliminary screening offered out so shortly {that a} second screening was added—and it too has formally offered out, marking an unprecedented achievement for a Nigerian movie.
As Funke Akindele’s creation garners worldwide acclaim, the success of Everybody Loves Jenifa serves as a shining instance of the heights Nigerian cinema can obtain with compelling storytelling, visionary management, and the steadfast help of its viewers.
