Movie Business, Most Thriving Sector

Funke Akindele

The movie business has
become one of the most thriving ventures in Nigeria with huge sums of money being invested in the industry with maximum profits earned virtually on weekly basis by the movie practitioners themselves, the producers and majorly the marketers.
A recent survey of the activities in the make believe industry has it that movie business now moves as fast and profitable as drug business with the millions they make each week.. Some movie stars earn over a million naira just for a role in a movie with the evident result of their luxury life style.
It is no gain saying the fact that not less than 10 new movies every week especially from Asaba in Delta State and in all of such movies.
There are some actresses that their faces always grace the movie jacket.  Research has also proved that without their faces in these movies, Marketers reject the movies because they will record bad sales.
Leading the pack is star actress, Mercy Johnson who is tagged the queen of movies is Asaba and its environs and she is one actress marketers do not joke with.
With Mercy playing any role in a movie be it lead, sub lead or even a minor role.  The movie makes a hit and sells fast.
It was gathered that the actress who now earns as high as N2 million per role in any movie is said to have affirmed such height because she is well loved by her teaming fans who always eagerly await her new movies each week. It was also learnt that marketers struggle to have her in their movies which star actress Queen Nwokoye who resides in Asaba, Delta State also makes this list since her Stella performance in the hilarious movie ‘Adaure’ she has been soaring higher.  The last on the list is the duo of Yoruba actresses Eniola Badmus and Funke Akinjide Akindele. They have successfully garnered a good fan base in the Eastern part of Nigeria and are currently making a fortune from Asaba unlike what they earn in Yoruba movies.