Fate of Alakada stuns at the Box Office despite limited seating capacity

• Greatest Publish-lockdown Opening
• Secures Place on Nollywood’s Prime Ten Weekend Openings since 2018

Destiny of Alakada is the third installment of Toyin Abraham’s Alakada franchise and was initially slated for launch in cinemas on April 12th, 2020. Nonetheless, it needed to be suspended because of the lockdown necessitated by the COVID19 pandemic. Following the convenience of the lockdown and the federal government’s permission for cinemas to re-open at thirty-three % in Lagos and fifty % in different states, the movie was rescheduled for launch on October 1, Independence Day.

FilmOne Leisure has recognized the efficiency of Destiny of Alakada as prolific, stating that the opening weekend’s gross locations the movie because the highest-grossing for the post-lockdown interval, displacing movies resembling Mulan and Tenet, launched two weeks earlier. The efficiency has additionally secured it a spot on Nollywood’s Prime Ten highest-grossing for a vacation weekend opening since 2018. Movies on the identical pedestal embrace Merry Males: The Actual Yoruba Demons, Chief Daddy and Sugar Rush, amongst others.

Talking concerning the movie’s success, the Head of Distribution at FilmOne Leisure, Ladun Awobokun, was cheerful, “We’re excited concerning the good efficiency of the movie up to now, and optimistic that it could consolidate on this sturdy begin to yield nice numbers. Destiny of Alakada has reaffirmed Nollywood’s potential to be the anchor we want in occasions like this, particularly when a number of overseas movies have been postponed,” she mentioned.

Destiny of Alakada was written by Yakubu Olawale and Ozioma Ogbaji, co-produced by Mimi Bartels, and directed by Kayode Kasum. The story was developed by Toyin Abraham and the FilmOne manufacturing crew. It options an array of stars together with Toyin Abraham herself (who additionally doubles as Govt Producer and Producer), Broda Shaggi, Anto Lecky, and Odunlade Adekola, to say just a few. There have been additionally cameo scenes for celebrities together with Davido, Peruzzi, Swanky, Mercy Eke, Mabel Makun, Cobhams Asuquo and Funke Bucknor, amongst others.

FilmOne Leisure are additionally co-producers of The Wedding ceremony Occasion movies, King of Boys and Sugar Rush, amongst others.

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