Funke Akindele Shares Secret Behind Her N2.7bn Highest-Grossing Movie

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele has revealed the sacrifices she made for her latest movie, Behind The Scenes which has grossed N2.7 billion.

Speaking to Bella Naija she said: I stayed very busy and put all I had into it. She said she threw herself into work, didn’t do her hair, didn’t go to parties, didn’t go to people’s houses to say hello.

Akindele said she was neck-deep in work, sacrificed her time for it and now enjoys the fruits of her labour. It took a lot of sacrifices, a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of forgetting to eat, a lot of giving everything, the director said.

… “I work a lot differently to achieve this level of success. When I say “a lot of work” I mean, “give it your best.” I work myself to death, I don’t even do my hair unless I’m going on the red carpet or somewhere important. I don’t do parties, I don’t go say hello at home, I stop everything. I’m buried in work, I give my time to it. Now I am relaxed, feeling fresh, doing the skincare. There was a lot of sacrifice, sleepless nights, forgetting to eat, giving my all.

On dancing to promote her movie, Funke said no one asked her to dance and stated she does more than just dance. The box-office queen said her work should not be reduced to just dancing as she also does nails for people.

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At Wema Bank International Women’s Day program with Morayo Afolabi Brown, Funke talks about the sacrifices she made to build her brand. She said that she had to give up her social life, didn’t go to parties and locked herself up in her Estate for almost two years. “My colleagues were angry with me, called me a sadist, not knowing I was building my brand,” she said.

Akindele had shared some of the steps she took towards making her dream a reality in an Instagram post. It didn’t happen overnight,” she said. “It took learning, praying and deciding to re-strategise, re-evaluate and re-execute.

In another post, she talked about the pressures she had to deal with in the industry, and revealed that it didn’t break her but matured her. “It taught me patience, discipline and emotional control,” she says.

The box office Queen was honoured by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) for her record-breaking achievements.

Funke took to her Instagram page and said, she is honoured and recognized for her hard work and consistency in the entertainment industry and she expressed her gratitude.

Funke has set new records as her Cinema 2025 film, Behind The Scenes, earned N2,100,000,000 in one month. She expressed excitement, attributing her big win to God being in motion and expressed gratitude to Him.

Akindele celebrated 27 years in the movie industry late last year. She revealed the secret to her continued success and admitted how she has been able to come this far with the favour of God and hard work.