Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz’s ‘Omo Ghetto The Saga’ has closed Nollywood’s 2020 year with a major bang.
The film which hit the big screens nationwide on Christmas day, hauled in N98.50 Million naira in its first opening weekend + advanced screening to total more than N124 Million.
The ginormous figures place the film on Nollywood’s historical position as the first Nollywood film to gross over N98 million in its opening weekend and the highest-grossing movie of 2020.
On its strategic debut day, cinema lobbies were filled with anticipating movie fans, tickets were selling fast behind the counter and more importantly positive word of mouth floored in on social media.
All of these events and more drove market demand already on a gear 2 to a gear 5 propelling the movie to a sold-out status.
Considering how slow the year has been for the film industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the new record comes as a shocker. The SceneOne TV production knocks out ‘The Wedding Party 2’ from number one spot with its N 73.3 million opening weekend gross.
Starring Funke Akindele-Bello in the dual role of Lefty and Ayomide, Chioma Akpotha, Eniola Badmus, Tina Mba, Zubby Michael, Bimbo Thomas, Deyemi Okanlawon among others, the sequel follows the tale of twin sisters leading separate lives but are reunited by series of dramatic twists.
