Nigerian actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has reached a major career milestone as her 2025 film Oversabi Aunty has grossed over ₦1 billion at the box office.
Gatekeepers News reports that the movie’s distributor, FilmOne, announced on Monday that the film has earned ₦1,017,201,953 from cinemas across West Africa.
With the achievement, Oversabi Aunty becomes the first Nollywood directorial debut to cross the ₦1 billion mark and the fourth highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time.
FilmOne also disclosed that the movie will soon expand to select cinemas in the United States and Canada, following its ongoing screenings in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
In a celebratory post, the distributor wrote:
“Can somebody say WORLD BEST for a REASON!! The real Bestie Jesu!! ₦1 BILLION+ at the box office.
First Nollywood directorial debut to hit ₦1 BILLION. 4th highest grossing Nollywood film of all time. West Africa, this is a full celebration!!
OVERSABI AUNTY still showing in cinemas nationwide in select cinemas in UK and is coming to USA and Canada soon.”
Abraham also took to Instagram to express gratitude to God, her fans, and the production team, describing the film as a proud milestone.
“Thank you God. Thank you Toyintitans, Nigerians, my cast, my crew, FilmOne, everyone. I’m short of words,” she wrote.
“Oversabi Aunty to the world and still showing in cinemas near you. My first directorial project. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
About the film
Oversabi Aunty follows the life of Toun, a self-righteous church usher obsessed with “fixing” others, whose overzealousness turns family life into a moral battlefield. Her interference reaches a breaking point during a disastrous wedding introduction, forcing her to confront the chaos she has created.
Nollywood’s billion-naira box office race
Abraham’s success comes weeks after fellow filmmaker Funke Akindele also crossed the ₦1 billion mark with her film Behind the Scenes.
Akindele has dominated the box office in recent years. In 2023, Battle on Buka Street became Nollywood’s highest-grossing film with ₦640 million. She then made history in January 2024 when A Tribe Called Judah became the first Nollywood film to earn ₦1 billion.
Later that same year, Everybody Loves Jenifa set a new regional record, becoming the highest-grossing film in West Africa with ₦1.6 billion.
