Funke Akindele beats Toyin Abraham as Omo Ghetto becomes highest-grossing movie in 2020

Wednesday, January 06, 2021 at 9:57 AM by Sola Oloruni

- Funke Akindele's Omo Ghetto has ranked highest on the list of 10 Nollywood movies seen in 2020

- The movie generated a whopping sum of N187m days after it was released to the cinemas

- Toyin Abraham's Fate of Alakada ranked second with the sum of N113m

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Entertainment company FilmOne has released the 10 Nollywood movies that did well in cinemas in 2020.

Despite the challenges that came with the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, filmmakers recorded great sales after the lockdown was eased and cinemas were opened.

In the list shared on the official Instagram page of FilmOne, Omo Ghetto The Saga, a movie produced and directed by actress Funke Akindele-Bello ranked the highest as it generated a whopping sum of N187m.

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Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham — Funke Akindele Omo Ghetto ranks first on Nollywood's highest-grossing movies in 2020 with Toyin Abraham in second position. Photos: @funkejenifaakindele, @toyin_abraham
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The movie was released to the cinemas on Friday, December 25, and it generated that much in a matter of days.

Toyin Abraham's Fate of Alakada followed next with the sum of N113m. The feat achieved by the movie seemed to come as a surprise to the actress as she took to her personal page to celebrate the win.

Toyin appreciated God and her fans who made it possible for her movie to rank second in the number of highest-grossing Nollywood movies in 2020.

Other movies on the list include Rattle Snake, Quam's Money, Dear Affy, and five others.

Check out the list below:

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In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that Toyin Abraham shared a lovely photo as she went skiing with her stepdaughter in Dubai.

In the photo, Toyin and her stepdaughter were spotted in blue trousers and jackets. They had the same colour of hand gloves in their hands as they posed for a photo.