Posted by Samuel on Tue 03rd Feb, 2026 - tori.ng
Speaking in a viral interview on social media, Afolayan, who said he stopped producing cinema movies because the marketing is exhausting, noted that he doesn’t want N1 billion or N2 billion cinema gross that he would only be paid N10 million as personal income.
Skit maker and actor Cute Abiola has denied throwing shade at veteran filmmaker Kunle Afolayan over his controversial remarks on box office revenue.
Kunle Afolayan had recently criticised the marketing strategies for cinema films.
Speaking in a viral interview on social media, Afolayan, who said he stopped producing cinema movies because the marketing is exhausting, noted that he doesn’t want N1 billion or N2 billion cinema gross that he would only be paid N10 million as personal income.
He said, “I don’t know how the likes of Funke Akindele, others are doing it. But creating every day skits, and changing costumes all the time.
"I can’t do it. I don’t just want N1 billion or N2 billion in the cinema that I won’t be able to personally receive N10 million from.”
He made the comments at the time when actresses, Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham, celebrated N2 billion and N1 billion cinema gross, respectively.
Reacting to the development in a series of posts on her Instagram page, Funke Akindele, who alleged that Afolayan has been left behind, further accused him of being jealous.
Amid the controversy, Cute Abiola, who is known as Funke’s close associate, advised his fans to avoid anything that can turn them into an “old taker”.
He wrote on X, “Avoid anything that will make you become an old taker.”
In response, many Nigerians took to the comment section to criticise him for allegedly shading Kunle Afolayan.
Speaking amid the backlash, Cute Abiola denied attacking Afolayan and described as his leader.
“Just to clarify, this tweet was not directed at Kunle Afolayan or anyone in the industry. It was a personal motivation based on something that genuinely inspired me and I decided to share.
"To everyone under this comment who picked my tweet as subbing my leader Kunle Afolayan! E NO GO BETTER FOR UNA!!! Like ENKR, odaju ni gbogbo yin oooo Walai ! Eyin nu olohun nu,” he wrote.