The Highest Grossing Nollywood Movies of 2021 Ranked According to Earnings Per Day

Based on data provided by Wikipedia, we have ranked the highest grossing Nollywood movies of 2021 according to how much they’ve raked in per day. Majority of the titles in our list are also the most critically acclaimed Nigerian movies of 2021.

The highest grossing Nollywood movie of 2021 so far is, Toyin Abraham’s The Ghost and The Tout Too. The Ama Psalmist directed sequel has raked in over N130 million since its June 11 premiere.

It is followed by the dark comedy My Village People. Starring Bovi Ugboma, Theresa Edem etc, the film broke the record for the quickest Nigerian theatrical debut to reach a N100 million. But it has now been bested by The Ghost and The Tout Too by over N30 million even though they both made their debuts on the same day.

Nonetheless, Soole has the highest earning per day of all Nigerian movies released in 2021, raking in over N25 million in about 12 days. However, those numbers are skewed because of the number of day it’s been running, as most movies tend to score the most earnings in the first few days/weeks of opening.

Below are highest grossing Nollywood movies that opened from January 1 – December 7 2021, ranked according to how much money they’ve been earning on a daily basis.

22. Tanwa Savage

Release Date: January 22, 2021

Studio: Royal Heritage Entertainment & Guguru Studios

Director: Geshin Salvador

Total Gross: 17, 312, 450

Days Running: 319

Daily Rake: 54, 271

21. La Femme Anjola

Release Date: 19 March, 2021

Studio: The Audrey Silva Company (TASC)

Director: Mildred Okwo

Total Gross: 20, 702, 270

Days Running: 264

Daily Rake: 78, 417

20. The Razz Guy

Release Date: 19 March, 2021

Studio: Trino Motion Pictures

Director: Udoka Oyeka

Total Gross: 24, 167, 000

Days Running: 264

Daily Rake: 91,541

19. Fine Wine

Release Date: 12 February, 2021

Studio: Nevada Bridge Productions

Director: Seyi Babatope

Total Gross: 26, 715, 100

Days Running: 299

Daily Rake: 89, 348

18. The Therapist

26,847,640 (26 march 2021) 104,465

Release Date: 26 March, 2021

Studio: Hedge Production

Director: Kayode Kasum

Total Gross: 26, 847, 640

Days Running: 257

Daily Rake: 104, 465

17. Still Falling

Release Date: 12 February, 2021

Studio: Entertainment tru Christ

Director: Dimbo Atiya

Total Gross: 31, 450, 600

Days Running: 299

Daily Rake: 105, 185

16. Ponzi

Release Date: 12 March 2021

Ponzi – () 271 Days Running) 118,587

Studio: Film Trybe

Director: Kayode Kasum

Total Gross: 32,137,250

Days Running: 271

Daily Rake: 118, 587

15. Crazy Grannies

Release Date: 6 August, 2021

Studio: Elrab Entertainment

Director: Tope Alake

Total Gross: 25, 187, 450

Days Running: 124

Daily Rake: 203, 124

14. Lockdown

Release Date: 28 May, 2021

Studio: CEM Media Group

Director: Moses Inwang

Total Gross: 40, 070, 651

Days Running: 194

Daily Rake: 206, 549

13. Mamba’s Diamond

Release Date: 14 May, 2021 181 Days Running)

Studio: Williams Uchemba Productions

Director: Seyi Babatope

Total Gross: 42, 187, 005

Days Running: 181

Daily Rake: 233, 077

12. Devil In Agbada

Release Date: 2 July 2021

Studio: Chinney Love Eze productions

Director: Umanu Elijah

Total Gross: 42, 583, 250

Days Running: 159

Daily Rake: 267, 819

11. Dwindle

Release Date: 16 July, 2021

Studio: Film One

Director: Kayode Kasum

Total Gross: 43, 924, 110

Days Running: 145

Daily Rake: 302, 924

10. Bad Boys and Bridesmaids

Release Date: 8 October 2021

Studio: House of Dion Media

Director: Seyi Babatope

Total Gross: 20, 356, 975

Days Running: 61

Daily Rake: 333,720

9. Breaded Life

Release Date: 16 April, 2021

Studio: Shutter Speed projects

Director: Biodun Stephens

Total Gross: 88, 860, 057

Days Running :236

Daily Rake: 376, 525

8. Prophetess

Release Date: April 2, 2021

Studio: Anthill Studios

Director: Niyi Akinmolayan

Total Gross: 131, 441, 252

Days Running: 250

Daily Rake: 525, 765

6. Ayinla

Release Date: 18 June, 2021

Studio: Mainframe Studios

Director: Tunde Kelani

Total Gross: 91, 308, 900

Days Running: 173

Daily Rake: 527, 797

5. My Village People

Release Date: 11 June 2021

Studio: Kountry Koulture Productions

Director: Niyi Akinmolayan

Total Gross: 100, 958, 400

Days Running: 180

Daily Rake: 560, 880

4. Bad Comments

Release Date: 27 August, 2021

Studio: Elrab Entertainment

Director: Moses Inwang

Total Gross: 66, 393, 947

Days Running: 103

Daily Rake: 644,601

3. Progressive Tailors Club

Release Date: 29 October, 2021

Studio: Anthill Studios

Director: Biodun Stephens

Total Gross: 28, 619, 600 (40 Days Running) 715,490

Days Running: 40

Daily Rake: 715, 490

2. The Ghost and The Tout Too

Release Date: June 11 2021

Studio: Toyin Abraham Productions

Director: Ama Psalmist

Total Gross: 134, 408, 075

Days Running: 150

Daily Rake: 896, 053

1. Soole

Release Date: 26 November, 2021

Studio: Lau Ellen Clara studio

Director: Kayode Kasum

Total Gross: 25, 426, 800

Days Running: 12 Days Running

Daily Rake: 2,118,900

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