Agbara Nla box office hits ₦170.6m, Nollywood’s best outside December

The Agbara Nla box office run has started with ₦170.6m in four days. Agbara Nla: The Return, which opened nationwide on Friday, 2 October, is now the biggest Nollywood opening ever recorded outside December, Nairametrics reported on Monday, 5 October, citing FilmX data.

Only two Nollywood films have opened bigger, and both are Funke Akindele December releases: Everybody Loves Jenifa and Behind the Scenes. Nairametrics also counts it as the biggest October opening for a Nollywood title.

The four-day total includes ₦71.4m from preview screenings. Take those out and the remake still made ₦99.15m from Friday to Sunday, and it saved its best day for last.

How much did Agbara Nla make at the box office?

Agbara Nla: The Return made ₦170.6m from 28,468 admissions in its first four days, according to Nairametrics: ₦71.4m from previews and ₦99.15m from the official weekend of 2 to 4 October.

Friday, 2 October: ₦15.38m from 2,601 admissions
Saturday, 3 October: ₦30.07m from 4,944 admissions
Sunday, 4 October: ₦53.70m from 8,678 admissions

Takings almost doubled from Friday to Saturday and rose by nearly 80% on Sunday, which alone brought in about three and a half times Friday’s money. By GistMatrix’s own sums, the weekend’s 16,223 admissions paid an average of about ₦6,100 a ticket.

How does it compare with Everybody Loves Jenifa and Behind the Scenes?

It sits about ₦35m behind the Nollywood record. Everybody Loves Jenifa opened with ₦206m after its release on 13 December 2024, Nairametrics reported, and Behind the Scenes opened with more than ₦200m in December 2025, according to 3Music TV. Behind the Scenes went on to become West Africa’s highest-grossing film, Nairametrics reported in January.

Nairametrics notes that the opening also beats A Tribe Called Judah‘s. Admissions show a wider gap: Everybody Loves Jenifa sold 38,353 tickets on its opening weekend, Nairametrics reported, against 16,223 for Agbara Nla‘s official weekend, or 28,468 with previews included.

How did we get here?

1993: Mike Bamiloye’s Mount Zion releases the Yoruba Christian drama Agbara Nla; an English version, The Ultimate Power, follows in 1994 (P.M. News).
25 September to 1 October 2026: preview screenings gross more than ₦71m; NGAboxoffice counts about ₦70m from 12,134 admissions (P.M. News).
Friday, 2 October: the remake opens nationwide (Silverbird Cinemas).
Sunday, 4 October: ₦53.70m, the film’s biggest day so far (Nairametrics).
Monday, 5 October: Nairametrics reports the ₦170.6m opening, citing FilmX data.

The new film is directed by Damilola Mike-Bamiloye and Joshua “JayMikee” Bamiloye and produced by Chris Odeh, with Mike Bamiloye back as the herbalist Isawuru. It was shot in about 20 days, P.M. News reported.

Where can you watch Agbara Nla: The Return in Nigeria?

Agbara Nla: The Return is in Nigerian cinemas now. When GistMatrix checked Silverbird Cinemas’ website at about 9.37pm WAT on Monday, 5 October, it listed the film under Now Showing, rated 12A, running 2 hours 37 minutes, in Yoruba and English. GistMatrix found no announced streaming date.

What happens next

FilmX’s figures for Friday, 9 October to Sunday, 11 October will show how the film holds in its second weekend, against Black Market, which Silverbird also lists from 2 October.

FAQ

How much has Agbara Nla: The Return made?
It made ₦170.6m in its first four days, including ₦71.4m from previews and ₦99.15m from 2 to 4 October, according to Nairametrics.

Who directed Agbara Nla: The Return?
Damilola Mike-Bamiloye and Joshua “JayMikee” Bamiloye directed it, Chris Odeh produced it, and Mike Bamiloye reprises his role as Isawuru.

Is Agbara Nla: The Return on Netflix or YouTube?
Not yet. As of 5 October 2026 it is showing in Nigerian cinemas, and no streaming date has been announced.

Have you seen it yet, or watched the 1993 original? Tell us in the comments.

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