On Monday, June 3, 2024, CEAN published a report on the top 10 films exhibited in Nigeria and included a gross view of each week’s film from May 24, 2024, to May 30, 2024.
According to CEAN, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti grossed a total of โฆ46.3 million in its opening week, and โฆ42.7 million in its second week. This made it the highest grossing Nollywood film within the period. As of right now, the movie has grossed a total of โฆ89.1 million at the box office.
The film tells the story of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti‘s mother, from her groundbreaking years as the first female pupil at Abeokuta Grammar School to her union with Israel Ransome-Kuti. The film features,Omowunmi Dada, Joke Silva, Kehinde Bankole, Adunni Ade, Iyimide Ayo-Olumoko, Ibrahim Suleiman, and Iremide Adeoye.
The Hollywood film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, arrived at the box office last week, and is at the number one spot with a weekly gross and total gross of โฆ53.3 million
The comedy-drama film, Ajosepo, which held the number one spot for a month, made โฆ50.4 million in its first five days of release (April 10 to April 14). It now sits at number five with a weekly total of โฆ11.6 million and has grossed a total of โฆ240 million.
The Yoruba epic film, Blacksmith: Alagbede, which was holding third place after earning โฆ11.3 million in its opening weekend, has dropped to number eight with a weekly total of โฆ4 million. As of right now, the movie has grossed โฆ60.3 million.