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‘Omo Ghetto’ by Funke Akindele ranks highest grossing Nollywood movie
 
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Tue, 26 Jan 2021   ||   Nigeria,
 

Omo Ghetto (The Saga), a recent released movie by Funke Akindele-Bello popularly known as Jenifa has been declared Nollywood’s highest-grossing movie of all time.

It was reported the 2020 comedy film has broken a four-year record initially held by Kemi Adetiba’s ‘The Wedding Party.

Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) stated that the 2020 comedy film has so far grossed N468,036,300 after holding the number one spot for its third week in a row.

“Omo Ghetto’ has officially broken a four years record by knocking off Kemi Adetiba’s 2016 Comedy movie” The Wedding Party.

“The movie had been Nollywood Highest Grossing Movie with N453,000,000, in the third place is ‘The Wedding Party 2 with N433,197,377,” CEAN said.

It was also reported that Akindele-Bello’s latest feat is probably the most shocking news in recent times, as it comes amidst a pandemic that crippled the film industry for months.

The comedy movie was released on Christmas day 2020 and is a sequel to the 2010 trilogy ‘Omo Ghetto’, follows the chaotic life of Shalewa aka Lefty (Funke Akindele)

Lefty (Funke Akindele) struggled between living a life of wealth and comfort provided by her adopted mother or returning to her ghetto lifestyle.

Others were Eniola Badmus, Deyemi Okanlawon, Zubby Michael, Mercy Aigbe, Timini Egbuson, Alex Ekubo among others.

 

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