The third film in the Merry Men franchise by AY Makun made its debut and topped the Nigerian box office chart over the weekend.
According to the data compiled by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the comedy crime thriller recorded a total gross of US$ 22,363,67 between October 13 and 15, 2023.
However, this gross didn’t comes close to what the last film in the franchise recorded on its debut weekend.
According to CEAN data, Merry Men 2 grossed US$48,258,45 in its first weekend between December 20 and 22, 2019.
In this sequel, three of the merry men face Dafe, played by Chidi Mokeme, a familiar face who goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for being left behind in Russia during one of their old missions.
He also hunts down corrupt politicians as he believes the group has failed in its duties to exact the proper judgement.
Directed by Moses Inwang, the cast includes AY Makun, Ramsey Nouah, William Uchemba Sam Dede, Segun Arinze, Bucci Franklin, Nadia Buari, Jide Kosoko, Ufuoma McDermott, Iyabo Ojo, Francis Onwochei, Regina Daniels and Caroline Hutchings.
Something Like Gold ranked third in last weekend’s chart, while A Weekend To Forget ranked fifth with US$5,100,49 weekend gross and US$54,535,97 total gross in four weeks.
