The last 11 months of 2025 have been nothing short of transformative for the Nigerian box office.
With projections pointing toward a record N15 billion in total ticket sales by year-end, the industry is riding a wave of unprecedented growth.
By August, gross revenues had already eclipsed N10 billion, a 58% leap from the same period in 2024 while cinema admissions climbed to 1.84 million, reflecting a population increasingly hungry for both stories from home and spectacles from abroad.
While big hits from 2024, like Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa and Alakada: Bad and Boujee, continued to resonate with audiences, the real story of 2025 lies in the year’s fresh releases.
These films didn’t just dominate box office charts; they proved that Nigerian cinema is no longer just a local affair. In 2025, audiences embraced stories that celebrate homegrown talent and global spectacle alike, confirming that the country’s cinema culture has truly come of age.
Here are the top 10 highest-grossing movies in Nigerian box office as of November 30, 2025.
- Gross– N419.57M
Muyiwa Ademola’s Yoruba-language film Ori: The Rebirth emerged as one of Nollywood’s standout successes of 2025, showing the growing commercial potential of indigenous-language cinema in Nigeria.
Released in Nigerian cinemas on May 1, the film opened to impressive numbers, grossing over N114 million in its first week and surpassing N300 million within four weeks.
By August 2025, Ori: The Rebirth had earned approximately N419.5 million, solidifying its position as the second-highest-grossing Nigerian film of the year and placing it among the all-time top earners in Nollywood.
Directed and co-produced by Muyiwa Ademola, alongside Adekola Tijani and Tope Adebayo Salami, the film reportedly had a production budget exceeding N400 million, a substantial personal investment by Ademola. Its success ranks it alongside major Nollywood hits such as King of Boys, The Wedding Party, and A Tribe Called Judah, and underscores the audience’s appetite for high-quality, culturally resonant stories.
