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-N509.3M
The 2025 Nigerian action-comedy Gingerrr has emerged as a standout hit at the box office, blending suspense, comedy, and mystery into a high-stakes heist story. Written by Xavier Ighorodje, the film follows four friends united by a common goal to escape their pasts through a daring heist, only for their partnership to be tested by hidden agendas and personal secrets.
Executively produced by Ope Ajayi, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori (KieKie), Bisola Aiyeola, Wumi Toriola, Bolaji Ogunmola, and Creative Catalyst, and co-produced by Onyeka Nnama under COTS Production, the film was directed by Yemi Morafa and distributed nationwide by Cinemax. The cast includes Nollywood stars such as Bisola Aiyeola, Bolaji Ogunmola, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, Wumi Toriola, Timini Egbuson, Odunlade Adekola, and Lateef Adedimeji.
Premiering on September 21, 2025, at IMAX Lekki and officially releasing nationwide on September 26, Gingerrr opened to N82 million and reached N378 million within five weeks. By late 2025, it had grossed over N509 million, making it the highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2025 so far and the fifth highest-grossing Nollywood title of all time
