Wikipedia has listed AY's '30 Days in Atlanta' as the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time in Nigerian cinemas.
Ayo 'AY' Makun's first movie, '30 Days in Atlanta' has been adjudged by Wikipedia to be the highest grossing Nigerian film of all time in Nigerian cinemas.
The open content online encyclopedia, however, came to this conclusion by excluding earnings from special screenings, DVD sales, online streaming and theatrical screenings outside of Nigeria.
Other movies that made the top five list are the adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun coming at 2nd spot with N60m; Kunle Afolayan's 'October 1' at 3rd place with N60m; Chineze Anyaene's 'Ije' coming at 4th position with N59.8m while Obi Emelonye's 'Last Flight to Abuja' rounds up the top 5 with N57m.
See the Full list below and how much each movie grossed at the cinemas in Nigeria:
1.) 30 Days in Atlanta - 137, 200, 000
2.) Half of a Yellow Sun - 60, 000, 000
3.) October 1 - 60, 000, 000
4.) Ije - 59, 800, 000
5.) Last Flight to Abuja - 57, 050, 000
6.) The Return of Jenifa - 35, 000, 000
7.) The Figurine - 30, 000, 000
8.) Flower Girl - 29,763,800
9.) Weekend Getaway - 22,895,200
10.) Phone Swap - 20,713,500
11.) Anchor Baby - 18, 000, 000
12.) The Mirror Boy - 18, 000, 000
13.) House of Gold - 15,454,400
14.) Maami - 11,928,600
15.) Contract - 11,447,600
16.) In The Cupboard - 10,501,300
17.) Through the Glass - 10,000,000
18.) Married but Living Single - 9,900,000
19.) Mr. and Mrs. - 6,050,000
20.) Irapada - 5,000,000