Prolific actress and Deputy Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Funke Akindele has set a new record in the movie industry as her star-studded movie “Buka on street’ set a new record of N26 million in one day.
The movie, released on Sunday, December 11, 2022 fetched the actress a whopping N26 Million on Christmas Day and it has, so far, grossed over N135.
The project has remained the number one Nollywood film project for the second successive week.
The elated actress and budding politician announced the feat via her social media pages on Tuesday, 27th December 2022 as she appreciated her fans for their unwavering support and for storming the different cinema houses to watch the movie titled ‘Battle on Buka street’.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you everyone!!!Work hard! Pray hard!
Stay positive!!! Iyanu ma sele!! #battleonbukastreet is SHOWING IN ALL CINEMAS NATIONWIDE!!! It's a must watch!!! Check out the reviews!!! pic.twitter.com/t3QRIhFSlz— Funke Akindele (@funkeakindele) December 27, 2022
“Buka on Battle street hits N135 million, the biggest single day for a Nollywood film in 2022 – 26m on 25/12/2022
Work hard! Pray hard!
Stay positive!!! Iyanu ma sele!!
battleonbukastreet is SHOWING IN ALL CINEMAS NATIONWIDE!!! It’s a must-watch!!! Check out the reviews!!!”
The plot centers on the ‘battle’ between two women who confront each other in a food challenge, in order to win the prestigious ‘King of Buka Street’ title conferred to the best local food seller in the region.
The movie which was produced by Funke Akindele features a stellar cast of Nollywood stars such as Femi Jacobs, Mercy Johnson, Kelvin Ikeduba, Bimbo Ademoye, Tina Mba, Sola Sobowale, Nkem Owoh, Tobi Makinde, Funke Akindele amongst others. It was directed by Funke Akindele and Tobi Makinde.
