Funke Akindele’s latest Nollywood film, Behind The Scenes, has grossed over N200 million in its opening weekend, setting a new record for 2025 and making it the highest-opening Nigerian film of the year. The milestone was confirmed on Monday by the film’s distributor, FilmOne Entertainment.
The comedy-drama, which had preview screenings on December 10 and 11 before its nationwide release on December 12, drew 34,548 moviegoers, breaking five opening-weekend box office records and achieving the largest admissions of the year.
FilmOne Entertainment celebrated the achievement on Facebook:
“We call her the Queen of Box Office for a reason! Thank you, Nigeria, for showing up, filling cinemas, and spreading the word. Behind The Scenes crossed N200M in just one weekend, broke five opening-weekend records, and became the biggest opening of 2025! It’s your love that made this possible.”
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The film features Scarlet Gomez in the lead role, alongside Iyabo Ojo, Funke Akindele, Destiny Etiko, and Tobi Bakre. It explores the chaos and ego clashes behind Nollywood productions, touching on themes of ambition, betrayal, personal healing, and societal pressures such as ‘black tax’.
Tobi Bakre took to X to thank fans:
“Thanks to you guys! Opening weekend was good! Let’s make this week even better my beautiful people!”
Behind The Scenes has now surpassed Iyalode, which previously held the record with N138.41 million. Following Akindele’s December 2024 hit, Everybody Loves Jenifa, which remains the highest-grossing Nollywood film in Nigeria at N1.8 billion, this latest release further cements her dominance at the box office.