The former Governor of Anambra State congratulates Funke Akindele as the Top Nollywood Movie Director, saying that her new position has shown hard work, and dedication to the movie industry.
Nollywood actress and box office queen, Funke Akindele, is leading in the list of top Nollywood movie directors by domestic gross value.
Ekweanaedo News reports that StatiSence, in a post via X, revealed that Funke had generated ₦2.55 billion in domestic gross revenue.
- Funke Akindele: ₦2.55bn
- Niyi Akinmolayan: ₦1.11b
- Kayode Kasum: ₦763.34m
- Kemi Adetiba: ₦697.06m
- Robert Peters: ₦609.20m
- Moses Inwang: ₦499.99m
- Biodun Stephen: ₦436.17m
- Tope Adebayo: ₦397.97m
- Loukman Ali: ₦328.88m
- Adebayo Tijjani: ₦278.50m
- Omoni Oboli: ₦253.02m
- Kunle Afolayan: ₦245.64m
- Ramsey Nouah: ₦239.59m
- Toka Mcbaror: ₦235.63m
- Akay Mason: ₦222.61m
Peter Obi, has commended the Nigerian movie producer and actress, Funke Akindele, on her record-setting film, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’.
In a statement on Saturday via his X handle, Obi said it is exciting that the movie has achieved a record-breaking earning of N1 billion, in just 3 weeks of its release, which marks a historic moment in the Nigerian movie industry.
He said Nollywood remains one of the biggest exports of the country in the last decade and shows the inherent potential in Nigerians, which the ace actress has copiously brought out in all her works.
