Celebrities congratulate Funke Akindele on the N1 billion sales of "A Tribe Called Judah."
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| Celebrities around the world have thrown flowers of congratulation to Funke Akindele on the N1 billion sales of "A Tribe Called Judah." |
With the N1 billion ticket sales of her most recent film, "A Tribe Called Judah," Funke Akindele has received congratulations from celebrities.
In just 20 days after its theatrical debut, the film brought in N1 billion, making it the first Nollywood production to do so.
Many celebrities took to her comment section to rejoice with her on reaching the milestone.
Some lauded her diligence and reaffirmed her legendary status in Nigeria’s entertainment industry.
Others expressed optimism that the movie will do more numbers in the coming days while thanking Funke for her trailblazing efforts of raising the bar in the movie industry.
@Ebuka commented: Such a boss!!! So proud of Bisi from I Need To Know 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@Nikkilaoye wrote: Awesome. Congratulations sis @funkejenifaakindele the hardworking legend herself. Super proud of you sis.
@olayodejuliana said: All I see is GREAT GRACE, cause hardwork without grace equals nothing, hardwork without the hand of God and the approval of God equals nothing, this is nothing but GREAT GRACE!!! God is definitely backing you up and I am beyond happy for you mama…. Congratulations to a record breaker, a pacesetter, an Amazon, a Queen, I am beyond proud of you.❤️❤️❤️ Unto greater things mama, let’s keep breaking the record!!! A Tribe Called Judah from Nigeria to the world let’s gooooooooo
@chiomaakpotha noted: We nor go gree till we give am point [We won’t stop at this until it has other digits behind it] … 1. 999 Billion ! Leggooooooo [Let’s go]
@omonioboli reacted: YOU DID IT 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Thank you for shattering that ceiling Funke! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Nollywood thanks you! We are so proud!!! A POWER HOUSE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Number 1 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 May God keep you for us my queen ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@bukunmioluwasina wrote: That your crown ehn, na you get am.{You deserve the crown] No worries. 👏👏❤️ congratulations 🎉
@moabudu said: Congratulations my darling. This is such awesome news 💪🏿
@solasobowale commented: A very big Congratulations Oluwafunmike. Very well deserved. Ku ise [Well done] 👏👏🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️
@Falzthebahdguy remarked: wrote: Ayeeeeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Enioluwaofficial noted: Oh! You did that, raised the bar for us all and, gave us all hope, you have given us all dreams to aspire to and once again told us all that if only we can try, we can then know that the things our minds, Grace and hard work can do are endless.✨ Congratulations, Queen, you deserve all the honours. You did that, and we are all so incredibly proud of you!❤️👑
Funke Akindele, Timini Egbuson, Jide Kene Achufusi, Uzee Usman, Tobi Makinde, and Olumide Oworu are among the cast members of the action-packed comedy. It centers on a family that attempts to loot an upscale furniture store, only to discover that armed thieves have already entered the shopping center.
With 231,053 admissions and an incredible N1.02 billion in gross earnings, A Tribe Called Judah, released nationally by Film One, broke the previous record theater ticket statistics of Sugar Rush and King when it opened for business on December 15, 2023.
Known as "the box office queen," Funke Akindele has made successful movies in the past, including "Omo Ghetto: The Saga," which brought in N636 million in 2020, and "Battle on Buka Street," which brought in N668 million in 2022.
The movie "Black Panther 2" from Hollywood previously held the billionnaira record, which is worth N1.04 billion. This is an incredible accomplishment for the Nigerian film industry.
