Actress Funke Akindele tops list of highest-grossing Nollywood actresses in 2023

Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has emerged as the highest-grossing actress of 2023, with her movie “A Tribe Called Judah” breaking records at the Nigerian box office.

Despite Funke Akindele’s “A Tribe Called Judah” becoming the first movie to gross over N1 billion in 21 days, it missed out at the 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, losing all five nominations.

Recall TotalTrendsToday had earlier reported that Timini Egbuson leads the list of top 10 grossing Nollywood actors in 2023.

According to the report by Comscore, Funke Akindele raked in N794 million, followed closely by Shaffy Bello with N216 million.

The list also features other notable actresses, including Toyin Abraham with N144 million, Omowunmi Dada with N129 million, and Mercy Aigbe with N126 million.

Similarly, Bimbo Ademoye, Ireti Doyle, Nancy Isime, Sandra Okunzuwa, and Sophie Alakija complete the top 10 list with earnings ranging from N57 million to N122 million.

Here is the full list of the top 10 highest-grossing Nollywood actresses for 2023:

1. Funke Akindele – N794 million

2. Shaffy Bello – N216 million

3. Toyin Abraham – N144 million

4. Omowunmi Dada – N129 million

5. Mercy Aigbe – N126 million

6. Bimbo Ademoye – N122 million

7. Ireti Doyle – N121 million

8. Nancy Isime – N94 million

9. Sandra Okunzuwa – N64 million

10. Sophie Alakija – N57 million.