Funke Akindele’s “Everybody Loves Jennifer” shatters box office record – Opens with over N40million

Funke Akindele’s movie, Everybody Loves Jennifer, has shattered the box office, grossing over N40million in its opening day.

The actor and producer has continued to redefine Nollywood and put it on the map across the world.

Her newly released movie, ELJ, which opened yesterday, has become the movie with the biggest opening opening day for a Nollywood film with ₦45.2M.

Nigerian Box Office, which disclosed this rating via its official handle on X, stated that ELJ opened with over 9,000 admissions.

This, it noted, surpassed that of her previous movie, A Tribe Called Judah, which had 8,870.

All these it noted, are outside of the advanced screening.

“Everybody Loves Jenifa shattered box office records yesterday. It had the biggest opening day for a Nollywood film with ₦45.2M! ELJ drew 9,409 admissions, surpassing ATCJ’s 8,870 despite not screening at Genesis & missing most of the day at Silverbird Cinemas.

“All of these are outside of the advanced screening.

“Please note that the final figures could be slightly more,” NBO stated.

The movie features some of Nollywood stars, including Nancy Isime, Bisola Aiyeola, Stan Nze, among others.

Recall that the talented actress made history last year with her movie, A Tribe Called Judah.

The movie which was released on the 15th of December 2023, ended its run in Nigeria, with a total gross of N1.4 billion, making it the first Nollywood production to earn over N1 billion in cinemas.

Funke Akindele is a talented, hardworking and dedicated woman who has been consistent in producing captivating and quality movies for decades in Nigeria, and her success does not come as a surprise to many.