‘Meet the Khumalos’, a movie about two former friends who started a neighbourhood war for personal reasons, came second, while ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ is ranked third on the chart.

‘Blue Story’, a gang movie, ‘The Life List’ and ‘Ada Omo Daddy’ are fourth, fifth and sixth respectively on the chart.

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‘The Great Wall’, ‘Promised Heart’ and ‘Test’ are seventh, eighth and ninth on the chart while ‘Chhaava’ an action movie, rounds off the top ten.

Source: NAN

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‘The Sentinel’, an action movie about a Secret Service Agent who is framed for an assassination attempt on the president, came in at second while ‘Alice’ is ranked third on the chart.

‘Lisabi: A Legend is Born’, the sequel to ‘Lisabi: The Uprising’, came in at fourth, while ‘A Thousand Words’ is fifth on the chart.

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‘PushPa 2’, ‘Halloween Ends’ and ‘AD Vitam” are sixth, seventh and eighth in the chart.

Comedy movie, ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’, and ‘Crawl’, a natural horror movie about a father and daughter who are trapped in their home and preyed by alligators, came in ninth and tenth respectively.

Source: NAN

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Set in the ancient 18th century Yoruba history, “Lisabi: The Uprising”, tells the gripping tale of Lisabi Akala, an Egba warrior who led a successful revolt against the oppressive rule of the Oyo Empire.

The star studded epic movie has been on top of the chart since its release on September 27.

‘Hitman’, an action movie about a generically enhanced assassin caught in a deadly double cross came in at second, while ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ is ranked third on the chart.

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‘Bangkok Breaking Heaven and Hell’, an action movie about two strangers who get caught up in a kidnapping scheme gone wrong, is fourth on the chart.

‘Uglies’, a science-fiction movie, as well as ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves’, a fantasy movie, are fifth and sixth respectively on the chart.

‘A True Gentleman’, ‘Rebel Ridge’ and ‘Gifted’ occupied the seventh, eighth and ninth positions.

‘Tokunbo’, a drama about an ex-smuggler who faces a perilous task, completes the top 10.

Source: NAN

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The blockbuster was the first Nollywood film to cross N500 million in Nigerian box office in February.

Akindele-Bello made the announcement via her Instagram page @funkeakindelebello.

She wrote ; “From the Ghetto to Netflix!!!!! #OmoGhettoTheSaga is coming to @naijaonnetflix this September.

“Get ready to experience the Saga all over again. #GetReady #September10 #OmoGhettoTheSaga”.

The movie, which is a sequel to 2010 trilogy ‘Omo Ghetto’, follows the story of Shalewa (a.k.a. Lefty (Funke Akindele) was released on Christmas day 2020.

Lefty ( FunkeAkindele) struggled between living a life of wealth and comfort provided by her adopted mother or returning to her ghetto lifestyle.

Akindele, who produced and co-directed the film, played the dual role of Ayomide and Lefty.

She starred alongside Tina Mba, Adebayo Salami, a.k.a. Oga Bello; Chioma Akpotha; Bimbo Thomas; Eniola Badmus; Deyemi Okanlawon; Zubby Michael; Mercy Aigbe; Timini Egbuson and Alex Ekubo among others.

Source: NAN

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The renowned actor, who said he was excited, took to his Instagram page @johnboyega to make the announcement to his fans.

“Been plotting this movie for a while! We connected, collaborated and now we are ready! More than excited to announce this project to you all!

“F1 superstar by day and getaway driver by night. Ready to bring @ Gerard. McMurray vision to life,’’ he wrote.

The movie, which was directed by “The First Purge” and “Burning Sands” director, Gerard McMurray, tell the story of a formula one racing prodigy, who was forced to become a getaway driver to save the only family he has left.

According to him, the project came together under Rosenthal and Welsh’s overall deal with Netflix.

The film, executively produced by Jason Michael Berman with Sam Shaw and Buppie Productions’ Ephraim Walker co-produced, also starred Robert De Niro.

“Gerard McMurray will write, direct and produce the film through his production company Buppie Productions. Also producing the film are Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Berry Welsh.’’

Boyega has been making major moves in front of the camera recently.

He recently starred in anthology film series “Small Axe” and “Red, White and Blue’’, both directed by Steve McQueen.

The actor has previously starred in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’’, “Detroit” and is currently in production on “They Cloned Tyrone” with Jamie Foxx.

Source: NAN

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Ben Amadasun, Netflix Director of Licensing and Co-Productions in Africa, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

The three anticipated Nigerian films by some of Nigeria’s prolific filmmakers – Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan and Kemi Adetiba – are set to premiere on Netflix.

They include Òlòtūré, the story of a young female journalist who goes undercover as a prostitute to expose a human trafficking syndicate.

Set in Lagos, Nigeria, Òlòtūré is part of Netflix’s partnership with Mo Abudu and her production company, Ebonylife.

It is directed by Kenneth Gyang, and is expected to launch globally on October 2.

There is also “Citation”, directed by Kunle Afolayan and produced by Golden Effects Pictures, which will also launch globally on November 6.

“King of Boys II” is the sequel to Kemi Adetiba’s 2018 crime thriller and which launches globally in the first half of 2021.

Amadasun says “these Netflix Original films demonstrate how we’re building a home for the best-in-class Nigerian content for our members in Nigeria and beyond.’’

“It is amazing to see how Nigerian films and series resonate with audiences around the world.

“By making it easy for people to watch films and shows from other countries, we can help them build empathy and develop a shared understanding of the world,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dorothy Ghettuba, the Lead for African Originals at Netflix, said that the new series and films were at different stages of production while others were ready to premiere.

She said that Netflix was encouraged by abundant talents in the country to work with Nigerian content providers to produce original contents for global audience.

“Netflix is proud to continue to invest in more original content from Nigeria.

“We are also thrilled to grow our existing creative partnerships while forming new ones.

“They will join people like Mo Abudu, Kemi Adetiba and Kunle Afolayan to bring more Nigerian stories onto the service.

“We look forward to partnering with the Inkblot team to bring this exciting young adult series to life.

“They will join the growing slate of Nigerian content on the service and debut to 193 million members in 190 countries around the world,’’ she said.

The internet entertainment service has over 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries.

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