Funke Akindele’s film, Behind the Scenes, has crossed the ₦2 billion mark at the box office, setting a new record in Nollywood cinema history.
According to FilmOne Entertainment, the movie’s distributor, the film has grossed ₦2,103,039,706 since its release. The company announced the milestone in an Instagram post, describing the achievement as unprecedented for a Nollywood production.
“Behind the Scenes has officially broken and shattered records, hitting over ₦2 billion at the box office and becoming the first Nollywood film in Africa to cross the ₦2 billion mark,” FilmOne said.
The distributor added that the film is now the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time across Africa, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It also noted that the achievement makes Akindele the first filmmaker to rank number one at the box office in Africa for three consecutive years.
FilmOne further described Akindele as West Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker, writer, director, and producer of all time, crediting the film’s success to sustained audience support and belief in local storytelling.
“This is now a movement, and we love to see it. From our hearts to yours, thank you for believing in the magic of storytelling and making history with us,” the distributor said.
Reacting to the news, Akindele wrote, “Joy overflow!” Our heart is full of gratitude to God and to you, my amazing fans, who have truly become family. Thank you for showing up, supporting, and believing in this journey. Reaching this incredible milestone and still counting would not have been possible without you. I am deeply grateful. Let’s keep pushing, growing, and supporting the Funke Akindele Network brand together.
The film earlier earned N200m in its opening weekend and N512 million in 12 days—the fastest any Nollywood film has crossed the N500 million threshold. It also steadily climbed to N1.77 billion, dominating weekend charts before finally shattering the N2 billion ceiling.
The project has also cemented Akindele as the only director to cross the N1 billion mark three separate times.