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Nigerian filmmaker Toyin Abraham has set a new record, as her latest release Malaika, beats the gross earnings of her previous production Ijakumo

Toyin Abraham beats her record as 'Malaika' closes in on ₦300 million gross | Pulse Nigeria

Faith Oloruntoyin

<h2>Nigerian filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has set a new record, as her latest release Malaika, beats the gross earnings of her previous production, Ijakumo.</h2>

<p>According to a report released today Monday, January 22, 2024, by the Cinemas Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN),&nbsp;<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/nigerians-react-to-toyin-abrahams-comments-on-the-piracy-of-malaika/vcefnk5"><em>Malaika</em></a>&nbsp;caved in ₦10.9 million over the weekend (January18-21, 2024), which brings its gross total to ₦283,352,445.</p>

<p>The latest record shows that it has surpassed, in just one month of its release, the earnings of the 2022 movie&nbsp;<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/toyin-abraham-unveils-first-photos-of-forthcoming-thriller-ijakumo/twzq01s"><em>Ijakunmo</em></a>, which closed its theatrical viewing with a total gross of ₦278,496,384.</p>

<p><em>Malaika,&nbsp;</em>which is still showing across cinemas nationwide and<em>&nbsp;</em><a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/9-nollywood-titles-coming-out-this-june/zt5wkk0"><em>Ijakunmo</em></a>&nbsp;still streaming on Netflix, are currently following each other on the table for the highest-grossing Nigerian movies ever, with the former on the 10th spot and the latter on the 11th.</p>

<p>At the top of the rank is&nbsp;<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/a-tribe-called-judah-to-hit-cinemas-in-9-french-speaking-african-countries/2z6dg40"><strong><em>A Tribe Called Judah</em></strong></a>&nbsp;which nears ₦1.5 billion despite a <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/a-tribe-called-judah-records-a-55-gross-fall-as-holiday-rush-dwindles/16zr6pd">continuous fall in earnings </a>since the year began. Still maintaining its record as the highest-grossing Nigerian movie ever, its current local gross is set at ₦1,350,028,330.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, American musical comedy <strong><em>Mean Girls</em></strong> struggles to grab the attention of the Nigerian audience as it records a weekend take home of ₦4 million and a total of ₦11.2 million since its debut two weeks ago.</p>

Toyin Abraham beats her record as 'Malaika' closes in on ₦300 million gross

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