The Nigerian film industry, often called Nollywood, has produced countless movies that have captivated audiences both locally and internationally. This article explores some of the best Nigerian movies of all time, highlighting their impact and success in the Nigerian cinema.
The following are the highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time in Nigerian cinemas. Revenues from special screenings, DVD sales, online streaming, and theatrical screenings outside English-speaking West Africa are excluded from this gross total.
The 2024 film Everybody Loves Jenifa currently leads the chart, with ₦1,882,553,548 grossed over a few months. This is a list of highest-grossing franchises and sequel film in Nigeria.
Here's a look at some of the most notable films:
| Movie Title | Key Themes |
|---|---|
| Confusion Na Wa | Dark comedy about interconnected strangers |
| The Figurine (Araromire) | Mysterious figurine bringing luck |
| Osuofia in London | Comedic tale of an Igbo man inheriting wealth in London |
These films showcase the diversity and creativity within Nollywood, addressing various social, cultural, and economic themes relevant to Nigerian audiences.
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Confusion Na Wa is a dark comedy set in a Nigerian city about a group of strangers whose fates become intertwined over the course of 24 hours. Little do they realize that their misdemeanors have set in motion a chain of events that will lead to their own downfall. Confusion Na Wa was winner of the 'Best Picture' category at the 2013 African Movie Academy Awards.
Chief Daddy
As each member of the Holloway family works to solve their problems, they prepare for Mopelola's party, which will clearly become the year's biggest society event. But the buzz about the party compels the Asset Management Corporation to foreclose on ST. IVES, the family business, after the death of Akin Holloway's his godfather Baba Eko, who had been protecting him. He must then fight a bigger battle: getting Mopelola to cancel her party and maintain a low profile to get them off the radar while he tries to save the business.
Isoken
A successful 34-year-old Nigerian woman faces family pressure to marry a suitable Nigerian man, but unexpectedly falls for a Caucasian, challenging cultural norms and expectations. It explores the relationship's impact on family bonds.
The Figurine (Araromire)
The synopsis of The Figurine (Araromire) shows that it is a story of two buddies and a girl...all down on their luck have their lives changed when one of them discovers 'Araromire' a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine which, according to legend bestows seven years of good luck. But no one told them about the next seven years...
Lionheart
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Osuofia in London
Osuofia lives in a village in south-eastern Nigeria where he talks a lot and drinks a lot of palm wine. His main occupation is as a hunter, at which he is spectacularly unsuccessful. Then one day a lawyer's letter arrives to tell him that a long-forgotten brother has died in Britain, leaving him all his money. Meanwhile the crooked lawyer and his glamorous accomplice Samantha (a flame-haired temptress with a disconcerting resemblance to the young Rebecca Brooks) are working to get him to sign away his inheritance. All of which sets things up nicely for a sequel, as Samantha battles with the challenges of life in an African village, and the implacable hostility of the the first Mrs Osuofia.
If I Am President
Set in the present-day political terrain and discourses in Nigeria, "If I Am President" tells the story of 37-year old Zinachi Ohams, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Rebirth Party, a new party made up of young idealists and recently metamorphosed from a Civil Society Organization. The group make a push into the murky and rough political terrain, armed with little more than their ideals, and wade through challenges of nasty politically engineered attacks, to emerge as the party and candidate to beat in the elections.
Hakkunde
HAKKUNDE IS AN INTRIGUING STORY OF A YOUNG GRADUATE WHO BATTLES EVERYTHING ON HIS JOURNEY TO SELF DISCOVERY AND ACTUALIZATION. The story is characterized by actions and reactions that defines the everyday Nigerian society, with its ups and downs and with a particular focus on the life of a job hunting graduate "Akande" who found himself in totality while searching for a job, and a better life. It highlights the merits of steadfastness, humility and self-denial and also espouses the gains of harnessing opportunities, delimiting the much celebrated mediocrity of high handedness, and divulging the demerits of pride, greed and inconsistency.
Ojukokoro
Ojukokoro tells the story of what happens when a broke manager in a money laundering petrol station, decides to rob the petrol station that employs him but along this journey finds out that there are different kinds of criminals that are also interested in the same cash.
Love, Lust and Other Things
Love, Lust and Other Things is a film about a middle aged recently divorced woman who goes on a journey to finding herself and what she really wants.
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Other notable films include:
- The Wedding Party 1: Named the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of the decade.
- Merry Men: Was the highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2018.
- 30 Days In Atlanta: A commercially successful film.
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This list includes top selling franchises and sequel actor. Franchises and sequel films from this list have been adjusted for inflation.
