Wow, dat na big achievement o! Funke Akindele don really show say she be baba for di film industry. With "Everybody Loves Jenifa" and "Alakada! Bad and Boujee" pulling over ₦1 billion for just one week, e don set new record for Nigerian cinemas. Dis kain thing no be small tin, e just show say Jenifa na correct trailblazer wey sabi di work well. Na big win for Nollywood too!
Na who be this ogbonge actress called Jennifer sef?
Jenifa na ogbonge Nigerian actress wey hot well for the entertainment industry. She sabi act, produce, and direct movies wey dey make pipo laugh and connect with real-life stories.
Her character for the Jenifa series don make her name turn household slang, and she don win plenty awards for her creative work. Funke Akindele, wey pipo sabi as Jenifa, na one of the biggest names for Nollywood, and she still dey show say she get levels with her new films wey dey break records.
Jenifa na correct actress wey don create her own Pidgin style and slangs wey pipo dey use steady. She dey mix English, Yoruba, and Pidgin to form unique words wey dey funny and catchy.
Make we see how dem take make ₦1.02 billion sharpaly
Nile Media Entertainment Group talk say tickets worth ₦1.02 billion sell between December 20 and 26, 2024, wey be the highest ever for Nigerian cinemas.
Everybody Loves Jenifa don sell 153,800 tickets as of December 26, make ₦782.8 million in 14 days, and e go soon pass ₦1 billion faster than Akindele last film, A Tribe Called Judah, wey take 21 days to reach dat mark.
The film na the fastest Nollywood movie to make ₦500 million, and e do am in just 12 days. E still make $100,000 for opening weekend for nine countries like UK, USA, Canada, and Australia.
December 26 na the biggest day for box office history as tickets wey worth ₦256.4 million sell for dat day. Over 47,500 tickets sell for dat single day.
The stats show say Everybody Loves Jenifa lead weekly sales with ₦426.9 million, followed by Mufasa (₦173 million), Alakada: B&B (₦127.3 million), The Waiter (₦104.2 million), and Moana 2 (₦52.7 million).
Dis one show say Nigerian film industry get passion, ginger, and resilience.
This Tori, na channeltv been tell us.
Make we pick five slangs and see how dem work for the tori
Here are five Pidgin words or slangs from the news and their meanings:
1. Don – E mean say something don already happen or e don complete. Example: "The film don sell ₦1 billion."
2. Make – For Pidgin, e fit mean achieve or get something. Example: "E don make ₦500 million."
3. Pass – E mean to surpass or do better than another. Example: "The film go pass ₦1 billion."
4. Wey – E dey used as a connector for explanation. Example: "Na the highest wey cinema don see."
5. Ginger – E mean energy, motivation, or excitement. Example: "The industry get ginger to push movies."
