The Wedding Party (2016)
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
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
| State | Gross | Film share | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | ₦ 116,882,274 | 33.2% | 100.0% |
| FCT (Abuja) | ₦ 37,329,639 | 10.6% | 100.0% |
| Rivers | ₦ 22,343,741 | 6.3% | 100.0% |
| Oyo | ₦ 17,548,513 | 5.0% | 100.0% |
| Kano | ₦ 16,602,450 | 4.7% | 100.0% |
| Delta | ₦ 13,972,330 | 4.0% | 100.0% |
| Edo | ₦ 11,106,013 | 3.2% | 100.0% |
| Kaduna | ₦ 9,809,089 | 2.8% | 100.0% |
| Enugu | ₦ 9,557,241 | 2.7% | 100.0% |
| Anambra | ₦ 9,551,015 | 2.7% | 100.0% |
| Akwa Ibom | ₦ 8,369,983 | 2.4% | 100.0% |
| Ogun | ₦ 6,843,671 | 1.9% | 100.0% |
| Imo | ₦ 6,631,432 | 1.9% | 100.0% |
| Plateau | ₦ 6,520,406 | 1.8% | 100.0% |
| Cross River | ₦ 5,968,140 | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Kwara | ₦ 4,565,872 | 1.3% | 100.0% |
| Benue | ₦ 4,503,199 | 1.3% | 100.0% |
| Abia | ₦ 4,313,319 | 1.2% | 100.0% |
| Ondo | ₦ 4,153,398 | 1.2% | 100.0% |
| Osun | ₦ 3,932,339 | 1.1% | 100.0% |
| Kogi | ₦ 3,187,285 | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Bayelsa | ₦ 3,069,196 | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Nasarawa | ₦ 3,010,581 | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Sokoto | ₦ 2,740,772 | 0.8% | 100.0% |
| Bauchi | ₦ 2,348,903 | 0.7% | 100.0% |
| Ekiti | ₦ 2,226,798 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Niger | ₦ 2,079,816 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Adamawa | ₦ 1,935,285 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Borno | ₦ 1,825,413 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Taraba | ₦ 1,570,419 | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| Kebbi | ₦ 1,509,801 | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| Ebonyi | ₦ 1,380,352 | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| Gombe | ₦ 1,199,163 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Katsina | ₦ 1,095,308 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Zamfara | ₦ 1,035,186 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Jigawa | ₦ 942,317 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Yobe | ₦ 899,341 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
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%
| Area | Release Date | Gross | Film share | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Sep 15, 2016 | ₦ 31,820,800 | 32.0% | 100.0% |
| Ghana | Sep 8, 2016 | ₦ 17,899,200 | 18.0% | 100.0% |
| United States | Sep 22, 2016 | ₦ 21,876,800 | 22.0% | 100.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | Sep 15, 2016 | ₦ 15,910,400 | 16.0% | 100.0% |
| South Africa | Sep 15, 2016 | ₦ 11,932,800 | 12.0% | 100.0% |
Week-on-week drop
Estimated weekly theatrical gross and % change versus the prior week.
Social impressions
Reviews
Trailer
Play trailerMedia
Behind the scenes