Funke Akindele has just rewritten entertainment history as her film Behind the Scenes officially becomes the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time, pulling in a jaw-dropping $2.1 BILLION across Africa and beyond. What started as a bold creative vision has now transformed into a cultural earthquake, placing African cinema firmly on the global money map.
This historic feat is more than box office numbers — it’s a victory for African storytelling, local talent, and homegrown audiences who showed up in record numbers. From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Johannesburg, moviegoers didn’t just watch a film, they backed a movement, proving Nollywood’s power is no longer regional but continental.
As Funke Akindele stands at the peak of Africa’s film industry, the world is now paying attention — but could this groundbreaking success open the floodgates for billion-dollar African blockbusters to take over global cinema?
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