You know these lists are not going to stop anytime soon. Oh well,
this is an article i came across while surfing the net, read what it
says: – In Nigeria, some movie stars have proven again and
again that they can guarantee return on investment as long as their
faces adorn the poster. They are Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola
Jalade-Ekeinde, Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele and Nse Ikpe-Etim. Or how
else could one explain the success of box office hits like Mirror Boy,
Ije, and Tango With Me all having Genevieve Nnaji starring in them? And
what about Figurine and Anchor Baby which both starred Omoni Oboli as
the lead actress? Here, We take a look at Nollywood’s five bankable actresses, their earnings and what is possibly working for them. 1. Genevieve Nnaji Topping
the list of five is Genevieve Nnaji. Love or hate her, Genny as she is
fondly called, has a way with cinema audiences that make them come back
again and again for her movies. So far, Genevieve’s starring in
the movies has grossed over N83 million at the box office. Mirror Boy
(described by the actress as her first major film and the first to put
her at the box-office) made N18 million, while Ije netted N60 million
turning out to be Nigeria’s highest grossing movie ever. But Genevieve
had to share the money with Omotola, who also acted alongside her. If
the sharing formula is 50-50, then Genevieve gets N30 million of the
total gross. Genevieve’s next movie, Tango with Me went on to
make N35 million. So, putting all the figures together, Genny remains at
the head of the pack. What seem to be working for Genevieve are her
enduring power, popularity andsocial media connection. The actress has
been there for over a decade and is still waxing stronger. Her wine
seems to taste better with age. Another plus for Genny is her
popularity. Genevieve is hugely popular across Africa and most
especially among the youths. Before now, she has been very active on the
social media especially Twitter. She even had t
o put up a Facebook
advert after reports emerged that some acts were ahead of her there.
2. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Next
on the list is Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde with box-office gross of N60
million. She made N24 million with Last Flight to Abuja, N6 million from
Private Storm and her N30 million share in Ije bring her total earning
to N60 million. This year alone, no actress has made as much as
N24 million from a single movie; Funke Akindele would have done so with
The Return of Jenifa but the movie hit the box office in 2011. Omotola,
who was reported to have been paid N5 million by Tarila Thompson all in
the bid to make his movie a blockbuster, has been described as the
biggest box office actress of 2012. She recorded successes back to back
but it remains to be seen if she can pull off the box office magic again
with Amina and other movies coming in 2013. Omotola has been
an A-list actress even before Genevieve got her first big break and so
what has been working for her is the wise investment in her brand. Her
enduring presence and unceasing contact with her fans via the social
media has made her popular even in an environment where a mother of four
like her is not fashionable. 3.Funke Akindele Surprisingly
the third person on the list is Funke Akindele, a young lady who rose
to fame in I Need To Know, a TV series, and went on to earn a monstrous
fame with Jenifa. Funke is an unlikely candidate on this list.
Now, how can one explain that she is third on a list parading heavy
weights like Omoni Oboli, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Stephanie Okereke among
others?
Source: Information Nigeria
So far, Funke has made over N56 million, netting over N20
million in 2012 alone. In The Return of Jenifa, Funke netted N35
million. The movie ran till February 2012. Her movie, Married but Living
Single made N9.9 million while Maami made N11 million. The actress is
on her way to another cinema glory with a movie, A Wish. Let’s hope she
will be able to wave the magical wand again and create a box-office
success.
For Funke who recently got married, the plus factor for her is
her huge popularity among the masses and elites. Her movie, Jenifa cuts
across all social groups with the street parlance in it becoming the
mode of communication in social gathering. And as an icing on the cake,
Funke has moved upscale, she is now the toast of events organized by the
rich and not so rich. Her box office credibility transcends the cinema
as all DVDs parading her face turn into gold. 4. Omoni Oboli
Omoni Oboli, who is still largely unknown to those who don’t patronise
the cinema and social media, is fourth on the list. She is a silent
achiever. Before the trio of Genevieve, Omotola and Funke even dreamt of
hitting the box office, Omoni Oboli already took the lead. Figurine,
her first box office appearance made N13 million while her second
effort, Anchor Baby made N18 million bringing her total earning to
N31million. Omoni’s strength is her exclusivity and knack for
quality. It is a known fact that if the project is not big and
ambitious, Omoni might not do it. The disadvantage of that is, despite
her box office credibility, Omoni is still unknown in areas where there
is no access to cinemas. Perhaps, that is the reason she tries to make
up with the red carpet presence. For now, the exclusivity is
working for Omoni; perhaps her new movie, Broken and other works will
introduce a new twist. One other thing that should not be forgotten is
the unprecedented publicity of Anchor Baby in 2010. The film also had
Omoni at the forefront of meeting and greeting of fans at the cinemas. 5. Nse Ikpe-Etim The
fifth slot belongs to Nse Ikpe-Etim. She seems to be the latest
sensation in big budget movies. In Mr and Mrs, Nse was a delight, her
performance was a reference point and it was a hook that kept drawing
people to the cinema while the movie was there. Mr and Mrs made N6 million while another of her film, Phone Swap made N20 million, making a total of N26 million. Too
early for Nse to cement her place, as she hasn’t done N15 million
back-to-back but one thing the actress has made clear is that she has
intention of doing that. The leading four acts should be afraid of Nse
because her strength lies in her pure acting talent. Nse is
born to act, deemed to be unnecessarily assertive a times, but you can’t
accuse her of not knowing her lines. And she pushes her movies with
virgour, moving from one cinema to the other. However, Nse
should watch it as many have accused her of being too ‘self-conscious’, a
term casually used for budding stars who have ‘over-hyped’ impression
of themselves as this could alienate fans who make the box-office count. Rita Dominic and Stephanie Okereke Rita
Dominic and Stephanie Okereke should readily make the list but they
haven’t appeared at the cinemas more than once. Hopefully, Rita will
break into the list with The Meeting, Lion of 76 and Street of Calabar
while Stephanie already had N10 million under her belt with Through the
Glass. Of course, there are exceptions to the rules. A bankable
star makes easier the job of a producer; the absence of one, however,
is not a ready-made doom for a movie as Avatar and Slumdog Millionaire
(both global box office hits) have shown. But if one would take a risk
or err, it’s better to err on the part of caution.Source: Information Nigeria
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