‘A Tribe Called Judah’ Records 55% Gross Fall As Holiday Rush Dwindles

Screening of Nollywood movies in the local cinemas experienced significant drops following the end of the holiday season.

According to the Cinemas Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the record-breaking movie, A Tribe Called Judah experienced a 55% drop between January 12, 2024 to January 18, 2024. The data show that the comedy-drama grossed ₦84.6 million, which is a lot lower than its did just last week.

However, this change hasn’t affected the Funke Akindele-produced movie from maintaining its top spot on the chart, making it the most-watched Nigerian cinematic movie for the fifth time in a row, with a total of ₦1,320,874,174.

Next in line is Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which also experienced a 48% drop this week. At ₦37.9 million for its seven-day gross, the Hollywood title closes in on the ₦500 million mark, with a current total of ₦479,984,118.

Despite the piracy leak of Toyin Abraham’s movie Malaika, it maintained the third spot on the charts this week, with a seven-day gross of ₦24.5 million. The family drama has spent four weeks at the Nigerian cinemas and currently has a total of ₦272,353,324.

In fourth place is Ada Omo Daddy by Mercy Aigbe, which records a seven-day gross of ₦14.7 million and a total of ₦200,834,172.

Whilst the fight against illegal dubbing of cinematic content continues, A Tribe Called Judah and Malaika move on with their international releases.