Despite Nollywood’s strong showing at the box office in 2023, Hollywood movies led the Nigerian box office.
FilmOne revealed the top Nollywood performers in the year, with A Tribe Called Judah set to make its UK cinematic debut this Christmas.
The top-grossing Hollywood films were John Wick: Chapter 4, Fast X, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Barbie, Creed 3, The Little Mermaid, Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania, The Equalizer 3, and The Marvels.
Nigerians spent a total of ₦1.6 billion on Nollywood’s highest-grossing films of the year and ₦2.1 billion on Hollywood.
Despite Nollywood’s global distribution, Nollywood continues to explore relevant themes to Nigerian life and culture, incorporating Nigerian music and language