Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has earned another box office milestone with her latest film, Behind The Scenes, which has surpassed ₦200 million in its opening weekend.
The film, which explores the theme of black tax, stars Scarlet Gomez in the lead role and features an ensemble cast including Iyabo Ojo, Destiny Etiko, Tobi Bakre, Uche Montana, Uzor Arukwe, Ini Dima-Okojie, Adebowale ‘Mr Macaroni’, Ibrahim Chatta, Kamo State, and reality TV stars Handi and Wanni Danbaki, among others.
According to the movie’s distributor, FilmOne Entertainment, the film achieved the biggest opening weekend of 2025, becoming the first Nollywood production this year to hit the ₦200 million mark within its first three days. It also set five new opening-weekend records and recorded the highest weekend admissions of the year.
Behind The Scenes had its advanced screenings on December 10 and 11 before officially hitting cinemas nationwide on December 12.
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Announcing the feat on Instagram, FilmOne wrote: “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 ₦200M in just one weekend, broke five opening-weekend records, and became the biggest opening of 2025! It’s your love that made this possible.”
The distributor added that the film continues to run in cinemas across the country.
This latest success further solidifies Akindele’s box office dominance. Her previous film, Everybody Loves Jenifa, previously set the record for Nollywood’s biggest opening weekend, surpassing her earlier hit A Tribe Called Judah, which opened with ₦113 million.
Everybody Loves Jenifa drew 38,353 admissions, including advance screenings, and went on to become the highest-grossing Nollywood film ever, earning over ₦1.8 billion in Nigeria, in addition to international revenue. The film crossed the ₦1 billion mark in late December 2024 and maintained strong cinema attendance into early 2025, setting new benchmarks for West African box office performance.