Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has recorded another historic milestone as her latest cinema release, Behind The Scenes, crossed the ₦1 billion mark at the Nigerian box office.
The film has grossed ₦1,109,463,846, cementing its place as one of the most commercially successful movies in Nigeria’s cinema history.
The achievement was disclosed by FilmOne Entertainment in a post shared on its official X handle on Monday, where the distributor described the feat as historic and unprecedented within the West African film industry.
According to FilmOne, Behind The Scenes is now the fastest film in West Africa to surpass the ₦1 billion benchmark. The movie also set a new industry record for the highest single-day box office gross on Boxing Day, earning ₦129.5 million.
“Fastest film in West Africa to cross ₦1B+,” FilmOne stated, adding that the movie also recorded “the highest single-day gross ever on Boxing Day (₦129.5M).”
The distributor further revealed that Akindele has become the first filmmaker to deliver three consecutive ₦1 billion-plus films within a single calendar year, a feat yet to be matched in Nollywood.
FilmOne also announced that Behind The Scenes has emerged as the highest-grossing theatrical release of 2025 so far, maintaining strong box office momentum weeks after its cinema debut.
Highlighting Akindele’s continued dominance, the distributor described her as “the only director to cross ₦1B+ at the box office three different times” and “Nollywood’s highest-grossing producer of all time.”
“Thank you to everyone for the love and support so far. This win is for all of us,” FilmOne said.
