Lakatabu was the highest-grossing Nollywood film at the box office between June 21 and June 27, 2024, according to new data from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN).
The primarily Yoruba language film is directed and produced by actor Odunlade Adekola. It raked in almost ₦65 million and was the second-highest-grossing movie overall. Its total gross at the box office is ₦64.8 million.
The movie atop the highest-grossing list is the Hollywood action comedy, Bad Boys: Ride or Die starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, with ₦62.2 million.
All through the month of June, Hollywood movies topped the Nigerian box-office highest-grossing movies list, the data from CEAN show. The move underscores the overwhelming interest of most cinema-goers in Nigeria in Hollywood content over Nollywood.