Entertainment
Nollywood Movie, Wedding Party 1 Emerges Highest Grossing Movie
A romantic Comedy, Wedding Party I has been named the highest grossing Nollywood movie of the decade. Film One, a major indigenous film distribution company said Tuesday that the movie grossed N452 million in Nigerian cinemas.
The movie was released in 2016 and directed by Kemi Adetiba and produced by ELFIKE Film Collective. ELFIKE film collective is a partnership of four major production houses in Nigeria namely: Ebony life films, Film One distribution, Inkblot productions and Koga studios respectively.
The films popularity was funded by Banky W. and Adesua Etomi engagement announcement which confided with its release.
The sequel, “Wedding Party” was released in 2017. It was directed by Niyi Akinmolayan and places second on the list having raked N435 million revenue from special screening and theatrical screenings, outside Nigeria are excluded from the gross total.
“Chief Daddy released in 2018 occupies the third position with N387 million, while King of Boys 2018 places fourth with N242 million.
Ay’s Merry men: the real Yoruba demons (2018) generated N237 million and is fifth on the list. A trip to Jamaica (2016) is the sixth movie on the list with N181 million.
The seventh film on the list is 10 days in sanctity (2017) also by AY which is the number eight film on the list generated N163 million.
Living in Bondage (2019) grossed N160 million, while Merry men 2: mother mission 2019 made N141 million at the cinemas both films occupy the ninth and tenth positions respectively.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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