“Reel Love” Surpasses ₦200 Million as Nollywood Gains Box Office Momentum

Kayode Kasum and Timini Egbuson’s romance drama “Reel Love’ has crossed the ₦200 million mark at the Nigerian box office, earning ₦224.9 million in total after making ₦34 million in its third weekend in cinemas.

Since its release on February 14, “Reel Love” has outperformed every Nollywood film in earnings and ranks second overall, trailing only “Captain America: Brave New World”, which topped the charts with ₦43 million.

Reacting to the milestone, lead star and producer Timini Egbuson expressed his excitement on X.

“This project is a miracle. One day I’ll tell the story. For now, all glory be to God, the amazing people I have in my corner, and the fans/supporters that have showed up and showed out for me,” the 37-year-old actor wrote.

Together, “Reel Love” and “Captain America: Brave New World” accounted for more than two-thirds of Nigerian box office earnings for the February 28 – March 2 weekend.

These films, along with 2024 holdovers like Everybody Loves Jenifa, “Alakada: Bad and Boujee”, “Moana 2”, and “Mufasa: The Lion King”, have helped push 2025’s total admissions to 512,420 so far. This marks an increase from the previous years—441,985 in 2024, 447,601 in 2023, and 505,903 in 2022.

Below are the Top Six movies of last weekend (February 28 – March 2)

According to Nigerian Box Office on X

1 Captain America: Brave New World – ₦43.9 million / ₦298 million (Week 3)

2 Reel Love – ₦34 million / ₦224.9 million (Week 3)

3 Summer Rain – ₦6.5 million / ₦62M (Week 4)

4 Creation of the Gods II: ₦4.3 million / (New)

5 Something About The Briggs ₦4.1 million / ₦82.8 million (Week 5)

6 Blackout: ₦4 million / ₦9 million (Week 2)