There is no stopping Funke Akindele, again, as she makes history. Her movie ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ has become the highest-grossing movie of 2023, recording N400 million in just 12 days of its release.
This was announced by Film One, the distributor of the movie, on Instagram.
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This feat also makes A Tribe Called Judah one of the top five highest-grossing Nigerian movies ever, putting it in the league of movies like The Wedding Party, Omo Ghetto: The Saga with Battle on Buka Street.
Reacting to the news, Funke said:
Thank you Lord!!
Thank You Nigeria 🇳🇬!!We are grateful for the record-breaking journey of ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ in Nigeria and West Africa.
#1 movie! 🎬🌟
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Thanks for making it the biggest film of this year .To the cast and crew members of this great movie, we say THANK… pic.twitter.com/IV3nhNC1Se
— Funke Akindele (@funkeakindele) December 26, 2023
Here is how Nigerians are reacting to the news.
Funke Akindele breaks her own records. Do you know how amazing that is? 😭
— MoChunks | Media Mogulette’ (@MoChunks) December 26, 2023
I don’t know how Funke Akindele does it. You will feel every emotion that she wants you to feel. A tribe called Judah was totally worth it.
— D’Law (@favouryuwa) December 26, 2023
Funke Akindele is one person have always admired right from her very first movie I saw “Etanu”. That woman is super talented, she doesn’t produce shit. I can say this out loud @funkeakindele has never produced any bad movie, never ever. Box office Queen🙌🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️
— Dunsyn Akinbowale (@dunsyn__) December 26, 2023