King of Boys (2018)

1h 50m26 October 2018CrimeDramaThriller

Power is never given. It is taken.

Overview

Eniola Salami rules a Lagos empire of business, politics, and street loyalty — until a bid for real power turns her family into a battlefield.

Director Kemi Adetiba

Screenwriter Kemi Adetiba

Critic rating

8.1

10 Reviews

Press and industry scores

Verified audience

7.9

496 Reviews

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Box Office

Cinema run · Nigeria

Total gross

₦ 248M

Opening

₦ 42M

as of Jan 18, 2019

Admits

62,000

Estimated tickets sold

Opening admits

10,500

In cinemas

12 weeks

Widest release

89 screens

72.3% of catalog theatrical gross in 2018 · 2 releases

Demo figures for King of Boys. Each region shows its share of this film and its share of the 2018 catalog market — not just naira gross.

Share of 2018 market

72.3%

Of catalog theatrical GBO that year

Distributor

FilmOne Entertainment

72.3% of 2018 catalog GBO

Domestic · Nigeria

Share of this film and of the catalog market, by state

Share of this film

Lagos 32.3%
FCT (Abuja) 11.5%
Rivers 6.8%
Oyo 4.6%
Kano 4.3%
Delta 4.1%
Edo 3.5%
Anambra 2.7%
Kaduna 2.7%
Akwa Ibom 2.5%
Enugu 2.5%
Imo 2.0%
Ogun 1.8%
Cross River 1.7%
Plateau 1.7%
Kwara 1.4%
Ondo 1.2%
Benue 1.2%
Osun 1.2%
Abia 1.1%
Bayelsa 1.0%
Nasarawa 0.8%
Kogi 0.8%
Sokoto 0.8%
Bauchi 0.7%
Niger 0.6%
Ekiti 0.6%
Borno 0.5%
Adamawa 0.5%
Taraba 0.5%
Kebbi 0.4%
Ebonyi 0.4%
Gombe 0.3%
Zamfara 0.3%
Katsina 0.3%
Yobe 0.3%
Jigawa 0.3%

Lagos

74.4%

₦ 62.46M · 32.3% of film

FCT (Abuja)

75.1%

₦ 22.27M · 11.5% of film

Rivers

69.3%

₦ 13.14M · 6.8% of film

Oyo

66.0%

₦ 8.98M · 4.6% of film

Kano

71.0%

₦ 8.36M · 4.3% of film

Delta

75.7%

₦ 7.86M · 4.1% of film

Edo

73.1%

₦ 6.74M · 3.5% of film

Anambra

67.0%

₦ 5.31M · 2.7% of film

Kaduna

73.6%

₦ 5.14M · 2.7% of film

Akwa Ibom

75.6%

₦ 4.92M · 2.5% of film

Enugu

67.4%

₦ 4.75M · 2.5% of film

Imo

70.4%

₦ 3.96M · 2.0% of film

Ogun

66.0%

₦ 3.58M · 1.8% of film

Cross River

75.3%

₦ 3.28M · 1.7% of film

Plateau

69.8%

₦ 3.25M · 1.7% of film

Kwara

74.1%

₦ 2.76M · 1.4% of film

Ondo

67.8%

₦ 2.37M · 1.2% of film

Benue

72.6%

₦ 2.32M · 1.2% of film

Osun

75.8%

₦ 2.27M · 1.2% of film

Abia

66.6%

₦ 2.16M · 1.1% of film

Bayelsa

71.6%

₦ 1.85M · 1.0% of film

Nasarawa

74.7%

₦ 1.62M · 0.8% of film

Kogi

68.7%

₦ 1.58M · 0.8% of film

Sokoto

66.2%

₦ 1.47M · 0.8% of film

Bauchi

74.9%

₦ 1.41M · 0.7% of film

Niger

68.8%

₦ 1.21M · 0.6% of film

Ekiti

71.4%

₦ 1.13M · 0.6% of film

Borno

75.8%

₦ 1.03M · 0.5% of film

Adamawa

66.2%

₦ 983.46K · 0.5% of film

Taraba

72.7%

₦ 952.44K · 0.5% of film

Kebbi

73.9%

₦ 796.92K · 0.4% of film

Ebonyi

67.7%

₦ 684.71K · 0.4% of film

Gombe

66.7%

₦ 659.71K · 0.3% of film

Zamfara

75.4%

₦ 612.51K · 0.3% of film

Katsina

70.3%

₦ 548.12K · 0.3% of film

Yobe

70.0%

₦ 534.27K · 0.3% of film

Jigawa

65.9%

₦ 488.23K · 0.3% of film

State	Gross	Film share	Market share
Lagos	₦ 62,455,918	32.3%	74.4%
FCT (Abuja)	₦ 22,268,854	11.5%	75.1%
Rivers	₦ 13,136,931	6.8%	69.3%
Oyo	₦ 8,981,592	4.6%	66.0%
Kano	₦ 8,363,556	4.3%	71.0%
Delta	₦ 7,855,035	4.1%	75.7%
Edo	₦ 6,736,633	3.5%	73.1%
Anambra	₦ 5,310,136	2.7%	67.0%
Kaduna	₦ 5,137,185	2.7%	73.6%
Akwa Ibom	₦ 4,922,336	2.5%	75.6%
Enugu	₦ 4,748,626	2.5%	67.4%
Imo	₦ 3,962,290	2.0%	70.4%
Ogun	₦ 3,577,663	1.8%	66.0%
Cross River	₦ 3,284,979	1.7%	75.3%
Plateau	₦ 3,251,525	1.7%	69.8%
Kwara	₦ 2,759,864	1.4%	74.1%
Ondo	₦ 2,368,801	1.2%	67.8%
Benue	₦ 2,315,834	1.2%	72.6%
Osun	₦ 2,272,836	1.2%	75.8%
Abia	₦ 2,161,062	1.1%	66.6%
Bayelsa	₦ 1,853,099	1.0%	71.6%
Nasarawa	₦ 1,622,160	0.8%	74.7%
Kogi	₦ 1,580,893	0.8%	68.7%
Sokoto	₦ 1,468,562	0.8%	66.2%
Bauchi	₦ 1,407,735	0.7%	74.9%
Niger	₦ 1,213,279	0.6%	68.8%
Ekiti	₦ 1,127,597	0.6%	71.4%
Borno	₦ 1,034,659	0.5%	75.8%
Adamawa	₦ 983,457	0.5%	66.2%
Taraba	₦ 952,436	0.5%	72.7%
Kebbi	₦ 796,917	0.4%	73.9%
Ebonyi	₦ 684,711	0.4%	67.7%
Gombe	₦ 659,714	0.3%	66.7%
Zamfara	₦ 612,509	0.3%	75.4%
Katsina	₦ 548,115	0.3%	70.3%
Yobe	₦ 534,267	0.3%	70.0%
Jigawa	₦ 488,234	0.3%	65.9%

International

United Kingdom

Nov 2, 2018

Gross: ₦ 17,459,200
Market share: 72.3%

Ghana

Oct 26, 2018

Gross: ₦ 9,820,800
Market share: 72.3%

United States

Nov 9, 2018

Gross: ₦ 12,003,200
Market share: 72.3%

United Arab Emirates

Nov 2, 2018

Gross: ₦ 8,729,600
Market share: 72.3%

South Africa

Nov 2, 2018

Gross: ₦ 6,547,200
Market share: 72.3%

Area	Release Date	Gross	Film share	Market share
United Kingdom	Nov 2, 2018	₦ 17,459,200	32.0%	72.3%
Ghana	Oct 26, 2018	₦ 9,820,800	18.0%	72.3%
United States	Nov 9, 2018	₦ 12,003,200	22.0%	72.3%
United Arab Emirates	Nov 2, 2018	₦ 8,729,600	16.0%	72.3%
South Africa	Nov 2, 2018	₦ 6,547,200	12.0%	72.3%

Week-on-week drop

Estimated weekly theatrical gross and % change versus the prior week.

Reviews

2 reviews

Trailer

YouTube trailer views

6.8M

6,800,000 views

Estimated YouTube revenue

₦ 12.24M

Demo estimate from views × ₦1,800 RPM

Media

Behind the scenes

King of Boys (2018)

Overview

Box Office

Domestic · Nigeria

Share of this film

International

Week-on-week drop

Social impressions

Reviews

Trailer

Media

Behind the scenes