6 Movies That Broke The Nigerian Box Office

The cinema culture which seemed dead for many years is gradually experiencing a rebirth. Nollywood movies now gross huge sums from cinemas alone. Below are 6 movies that shook the Box office.

6. MAAMI (N3.30Million)

The movie produced by Kunle Kelani centred around a single mother who gave everything up for her young son until he started longing for his father he never knew made headlines after grossing N3.30Million in 2011.

5. PHONE SWAP (N3.72Million)

Produced and directed by ace producer Kunle Afolayan in 2012. Phone swap featuring Nse Ekpe is a movie that talks about a mistakenly swapped phones that later ended in romance.

4. LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA (N8.35Million)

Released in 2012, Last Flight To Abuja had some of the biggest names in Nollywood like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Jide Kosoko and Nigerian born Hollywood star Kaezim kae-Kazim.

3. THE RETURN OF JENIFA (N10Million)

The follow up to Funke Akindele’s Jenifa which recorded a massive success grossed N10Million from cinemas nationwide.

2. HALF OF A YELLOW SUN (N10Million)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best selling book that was later made into a movie and directed by Biyi Bandele was an instant success even with all the controversies that surrounded the release. With stars like Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji and Onyeka Owenu, Half Of A Yellow Sun made N10 Million in its first week in the cinemas.

1. 30 DAYS IN ATLANTA (N76 MILLION)

Produced by popular comedian AY, 30 Days In Atlanta is the biggest movie yet. Breaking the Nigerian box office record with N76 Million in one week.

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The 25 Richest People of All Time

Who are the richest human beings ever?
The 25 people on this list are the wealthiest human beings to ever walk the earth.
The top 25 were chosen after adjusting for inflation to convert the fortunes into 2013 dollars. For example, the annual rate of inflation change between 1913 and 2013 is 2199.6% so $100 million in 1913 would be equal to $2.299.63 billion in 2013 dollars. We also used the most recent price for an ounce of gold which is roughly $1330 as of October 10, 2013.

This list provides an inflation adjusted list of rich people:
#1 Mansa Musa I – Net Worth $400 Billion

#2 The Rothschild Family – $350 Billion

#3 John D. Rockefeller – Net Worth $340 Billion

#4 Andrew Carnegie – Net Worth $310 Billion

#5 Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov – Net Worth $300 Billion

#6 Mir Osman Ali Khan – Net Worth $230 billion

#7 William The Conqueror – Net Worth $229.5 Billion

#8 Muammar Gaddafi – Net Worth $200 Billion

#9 Henry Ford – Net Worth $199 Billion

#10 Cornelius Vanderbilt – Net Worth $185 Billion

#11 Alan Rufus – $178.65 billion

#12 Bill Gates – Net Worth $136 Billion

#13 William de Warenne – Net Worth $147.13 Billion

#14 John Jacob Astor – Net Worth $121 Billion

#15 Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel – Net Worth $118.6 Billion

#16 John of Gaunt – Net Worth $110 Billion

#17 Stephen Girard – Net Worth $105 Billion

#18 A.T. Stewart – Net Wort $90 Billion

#19 Henry Duke of Lancaster – Net Worth $85.1 Billion

#20 Friedrich Weyerhauser – Net Worth $80 Billion

#21 Jay Gould – Net Worth $71 Billion

#22 Carlos Slim Helu – Net Worth $68 Billion

#22 Stephen Van Rensselaer – Net Worth $68 Billion

#23 Marshall Field – Net Worth $66 Billion

#24 Sam Walton – Net Worth $65 Billion

#25 Warren Buffett – Net Worth $64 Billion 

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