Meet Funke Akindele, Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker, actress, writer, director, and producer; her films topped the Nigerian box office for 3 consecutive years. 🇳🇬
Her run started with A Tribe Called Judah in 2023, the first Nollywood film to hit ₦1 billion; Everybody Loves Jenifa followed in 2024 with ₦1.88 billion; Behind the Scenes followed in 2025 with ₦2.1 billion.
Behind the Scenes became the first Nollywood film to cross N2 billion, the highest-grossing Nollywood title ever in Africa, plus the highest in the UK and Ireland; CNN spotlighted her in Lagos on 4 November 2026.
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