Showing posts with label Avatar: The Way of Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avatar: The Way of Water. Show all posts

Friday, January 6, 2023

Funke Akindele’s "Battle on Buka Street" Likely To Be The First Nollywood Movie To Make N1 Billion

Funke Akindele’s "Battle on Buka Street" has made more than N300 million within only three weeks in the cinemas in Nigeria by pulling more crowds of moviegoers than James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water".

The current box office report from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) shows "Battle on Buka Street" at the #1 position with N361, 3556, 446 from 132, 525 admissions followed by James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" at the #2 position with N285, 562, 316 from 94, 402 admissions.

The "Battle on Buka Street" can have over 400, 000 moviegoers before March, 2023.





Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Funke Akindele’s "Battle on Buka Street" Overtakes James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" in Top 20 Movies in Nigeria


Funke Akindele’s "Battle on Buka Street" Overtakes James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" in Top 20 Movies in Nigeria



The current box office report from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) for the top 20 movies in Nigeria shows the Nollywood comedy, Funke Akindele’s "Battle on Buka Street" at the #1 position with N252, 625, 736 from 93, 223 admissions followed by James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" at the #2 position with N222, 372, 805 from 73, 449 admissions.


"The Battle on Buka Street" grossed more than N135 million on the first day of the opening weekend, the biggest single day for a Nollywood film in 2022.

"Battle on Buka Street" is a 2022 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Funke Akindele and Tobi Makinde. The film is jointly produced as a collaboration between Funke Ayotunde Akindele Network (FAAN) and FilmOne Entertainment.The film had its theatrical release on 16 December 2022

Synopsis:
Half sisters, YEJIDE and AWELE are rival mama put sellers who are not strangers to competing; they were born a minute apart to different women and married to different men on the same day . To them, there is a silent competition where one woman must out do the other, but when a set of coordinated attacks on homes and shops in their community become frequent, these rival mama put sellers must come together and put their differences aside, proving that indeed blood triumphs over petty squabbles.

Starring

Funke Akindele

Mercy Johnson

Sola Sobowale

Tina Mba

Nkem Owoh

Femi Jacobs

Kelvin Ikeduba

Edited by Valentine Chukwuma

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