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The Wedding Party (2016)

2h 4m8 September 2016ComedyRomance

Love is easy. The wedding is war.

Overview

Dozie and Dunni's dream wedding in Lagos becomes a comic battlefield as two families, old flames, and a very public reception collide.

Director Kemi Adetiba

Screenwriter Kemi Adetiba

Critic rating

7.4

9 Reviews

Verified audience

7.4

904 Reviews

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Box Office

Cinema run · Nigeria

Total gross

₦ 452M

Opening

₦ 58M

as of Dec 29, 2016

Admits

113,000

Estimated tickets sold

Opening admits

14,500

In cinemas

16 weeks

Widest release

161 screens

100.0% of catalog theatrical gross in 2016 · 1 release

Demo figures for The Wedding Party. Each region shows its share of this film and its share of the 2016 catalog market — not just naira gross.

Share of 2016 market

100.0%

Of catalog theatrical GBO that year

Distributor

FilmOne Entertainment

100.0% of 2016 catalog GBO

Domestic · Nigeria

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

Share of this film

  • Lagos 33.2%
  • FCT (Abuja) 10.6%
  • Rivers 6.3%
  • Oyo 5.0%
  • Kano 4.7%
  • Delta 4.0%
  • Edo 3.2%
  • Kaduna 2.8%
  • Enugu 2.7%
  • Anambra 2.7%
  • Akwa Ibom 2.4%
  • Ogun 1.9%
  • Imo 1.9%
  • Plateau 1.8%
  • Cross River 1.7%
  • Kwara 1.3%
  • Benue 1.3%
  • Abia 1.2%
  • Ondo 1.2%
  • Osun 1.1%
  • Kogi 0.9%
  • Bayelsa 0.9%
  • Nasarawa 0.9%
  • Sokoto 0.8%
  • Bauchi 0.7%
  • Ekiti 0.6%
  • Niger 0.6%
  • Adamawa 0.5%
  • Borno 0.5%
  • Taraba 0.4%
  • Kebbi 0.4%
  • Ebonyi 0.4%
  • Gombe 0.3%
  • Katsina 0.3%
  • Zamfara 0.3%
  • Jigawa 0.3%
  • Yobe 0.3%

Lagos

100.0%

₦ 116.88M · 33.2% of film

FCT (Abuja)

100.0%

₦ 37.33M · 10.6% of film

Rivers

100.0%

₦ 22.34M · 6.3% of film

Oyo

100.0%

₦ 17.55M · 5.0% of film

Kano

100.0%

₦ 16.6M · 4.7% of film

Delta

100.0%

₦ 13.97M · 4.0% of film

Edo

100.0%

₦ 11.11M · 3.2% of film

Kaduna

100.0%

₦ 9.81M · 2.8% of film

Enugu

100.0%

₦ 9.56M · 2.7% of film

Anambra

100.0%

₦ 9.55M · 2.7% of film

Akwa Ibom

100.0%

₦ 8.37M · 2.4% of film

Ogun

100.0%

₦ 6.84M · 1.9% of film

Imo

100.0%

₦ 6.63M · 1.9% of film

Plateau

100.0%

₦ 6.52M · 1.8% of film

Cross River

100.0%

₦ 5.97M · 1.7% of film

Kwara

100.0%

₦ 4.57M · 1.3% of film

Benue

100.0%

₦ 4.5M · 1.3% of film

Abia

100.0%

₦ 4.31M · 1.2% of film

Ondo

100.0%

₦ 4.15M · 1.2% of film

Osun

100.0%

₦ 3.93M · 1.1% of film

Kogi

100.0%

₦ 3.19M · 0.9% of film

Bayelsa

100.0%

₦ 3.07M · 0.9% of film

Nasarawa

100.0%

₦ 3.01M · 0.9% of film

Sokoto

100.0%

₦ 2.74M · 0.8% of film

Bauchi

100.0%

₦ 2.35M · 0.7% of film

Ekiti

100.0%

₦ 2.23M · 0.6% of film

Niger

100.0%

₦ 2.08M · 0.6% of film

Adamawa

100.0%

₦ 1.94M · 0.5% of film

Borno

100.0%

₦ 1.83M · 0.5% of film

Taraba

100.0%

₦ 1.57M · 0.4% of film

Kebbi

100.0%

₦ 1.51M · 0.4% of film

Ebonyi

100.0%

₦ 1.38M · 0.4% of film

Gombe

100.0%

₦ 1.2M · 0.3% of film

Katsina

100.0%

₦ 1.1M · 0.3% of film

Zamfara

100.0%

₦ 1.04M · 0.3% of film

Jigawa

100.0%

₦ 942.32K · 0.3% of film

Yobe

100.0%

₦ 899.34K · 0.3% of film

International

United Kingdom

Sep 15, 2016

Gross
₦ 31,820,800
Market share
100.0%

Ghana

Sep 8, 2016

Gross
₦ 17,899,200
Market share
100.0%

United States

Sep 22, 2016

Gross
₦ 21,876,800
Market share
100.0%

United Arab Emirates

Sep 15, 2016

Gross
₦ 15,910,400
Market share
100.0%

South Africa

Sep 15, 2016

Gross
₦ 11,932,800
Market share
100.0%

Week-on-week drop

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

Social impressions

Reviews

2 reviews

Trailer

The Wedding Party trailer thumbnail
Play trailer
YouTube trailer views

4.2M

4,200,000 views

Estimated YouTube revenue

₦ 7.56M

Demo estimate from views × ₦1,800 RPM

Media

Reception hall
Reception hall
Family portraits
Family portraits
Trailer still
Trailer still

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes · Reception hall
Behind the scenes · Reception hall
On set · Family portraits
On set · Family portraits
BTS clip · Trailer still
BTS clip · Trailer still