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The Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films Of Each Year In The Last Ten Years

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Unarguably, the Nigerian film industry better known as Nollywood has witnessed significant improvement in the last decade. Within that period, cinema attendance has grown in leaps and bounds. Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Ostensibly, this is a result of the improvement in the quality of film production. Indeed, Nigerian filmmakers aren’t joking anymore.

All of these are evidently translating to high yield at the Box-office.

In this article, we highlight the highest-grossing Nigerian films at the box-office of each year in the last ten years. Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Note, Revenues from special screenings, DVD sales, online streaming, and theatrical screenings outside Nigeria are excluded from this gross total.

2012 – Last Flight to Abuja

Studio: The Nollywood Factory

Director:  Obi Emelonye

Domestic Gross: 57,050,000

 

 

2013 – Half of a Yellow Sun

Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Studio: Shareman Media / Slate Films

Director: Biyi Bandele

Domestic Gross:  60,000,000

 

2014 – 30 Days in Atlanta

Studio: Corporate World Pictures

Director: Robert Peters

Domestic Gross: 163,351,300

 

 

2015 – Fifty

Studio: EbonyLife Films

Director: Biyi Bandele

Domestic Gross: 80,030,500

 

2016 – The Wedding Party

Studio: Ebonylife Films / FilmOne / Inkblot Production / Koga Studios

Director: Kemi Adetiba

Domestic Gross: 453,000,000

 

 

2017- The Wedding Party 2

Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Studio: Ebonylife Films / FilmOne / Inkblot Production / Koga Studios

Director: Niyi Akinmolayan

Domestic Gross: 433,197,337

 

2018 – Chief Daddy

Studio: EbonyLife Films

Director: Niyi Akinmolayan

Domestic Gross: 387,540,749

 

2019 – Sugar Rush

Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Studio: GreOH Media / Jungle Filmworks / Empire Mates Entertainment

Director: Kayode Kasum

Domestic Gross: 287,053,270

 

2020 – Omo Ghetto: The Saga

Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Studio: SceneOne Productions

Director: Funke Akindele

Domestic Gross: 636,129,120

 

2021 – The Ghost and The Tout Too

Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

Studio: Toyin Abraham Production

Director: Ama Psalmist

Domestic Gross: 134,408,075.  Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films

 

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