Biodun Stephen tells Nollywood to stop announcing box office money
The filmmaker calls the earnings posts "a distraction" that pressure others. Her words resurfaced this week as Jide Kosoko was reported saying his ₦300m film left him in debt.
Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen wants her colleagues to stop announcing how much their movies make at the box office. On the YouTube show Paul & Baaj: In Character, in a clip posted on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, she called the announcements "a distraction". "I think that we really should do away with the announcements," she said. Her worry is the…