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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