Producer Nicole Ofoegbu celebrated the achievement in a post on Instagram, declaring that the Nollywood crime thriller Black Market had made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest audience at a film screening in a single location. TVC News reported that the record-breaking screening attracted 51,000 qualifying……
Producer Nicole Ofoegbu celebrated the achievement in a post on Instagram, declaring that the Nollywood crime thriller Black Market had made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest audience at a film screening in a single location.
TVC News reported that the record-breaking screening attracted 51,000 qualifying viewe rs at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, on Saturday, September 26.
Guinness World Records officially recognised the 51,000 viewers as the qualifying attendance for the largest audience at a film screening in a single location.
Nicole Ofoegbu on her Instagram page on Sunday celebrated the feat, appreciating everyone who supported the movie.
She wrote, “I HAVE NO WORDS!!!
“I have literally sat on this for about 2 hours. I am feeling everything at the same time. Thank you so so everyone, we are so grateful! From everyone who made it out today to everyone who supported in spirit, thank you so so so much!!!
“Guys… I’M A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD PRODUCER!!!!!!
“Thank you to our amazing cast and crew… we wouldn’t have had a film without you… thank you @noraawolowo for trusting me with this and @fatimahgimsay MY DIRECTOR!!!!”
The record-breaking screening attracted 51,000 qualifying viewers at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, on Saturday, September 26.
Guinness World Records officially recognised the 51,000 viewers as the qualifying attendance for the largest audience at a film screening in a single location.
The figure was based on viewers who remained at the screening from the beginning until the end of the movie.
The achievement surpassed the previous record of 43,624 people, set in 2015 during a screening of the Filipino film Felix Manalo at the Philippine Arena.
Organisers had targeted at least 50,000 simultaneous viewers for the Lagos screening, which drew thousands of movie lovers to TBS.
The event began with the opening of the gates at 2pm, while the red carpet started around 3pm ahead of the main screening at 7pm. Music, games, food and other entertainment activities were also held at the venue.
Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat was among those who attended the screening, alongside Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture Toke Benson and Nollywood actors including Lateef Adedimeji, Kunle Remi, Stan Nze, Linda Ejiofor, Gabriel Afolayan and Kunle Afolayan.
Black Market was directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay and co-written by Gimsay and Abdul Tijani-Ahmed.
The film follows five women involved in a cross-border smuggling operation whose lives are thrown into turmoil after the daughter of one of them is kidnapped.
It stars Linda Ejiofor-Suleiman, Lateef Adedimeji, Omowunmi Dada, Scarlet Gomez, Teniola Aladese, Susan Pwajok, Itele D Icon and Uzor Arukwe, among others.
The film was produced in collaboration with Rixel Studios, FilmOne Studios, Signet Ring Studios and Switch Visuals Production.
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