- Taking to her Instagram page, Wumi Toriola revealed that her movie earned 57.7 million on its opening weekend.
- He expressed gratitude to her fans and supporters for this huge milestone.
Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has shared her gratitude and excitement as her recent movie, Queen Lateefah, has reached a significant milestone.
The film, which marks her debut in the cinema world, has earned an impressive N57.7 million on its opening weekend.
This achievement has set a new record for the highest Nollywood opening weekend for a non-holiday weekend and the highest-ever Nollywood opening weekend by an independent distributor.
Wumi Toriola expressed her heartfelt appreciation to her fans and supporters, stating that she is “grateful beyond words” for their love and support.
“Grateful beyond words
Queen Lateefah just hit 57.7m on its opening weekend!
Thank you all for the love and support.
Don’t miss out on this wonderful journey, grab your tickets now and join the adventure!”.
In another news, Wumi Toriola recounts disturbing occurrence days before her movie shoot.
In a heartfelt Instagram post, she revealed the scars from a recent accident that nearly derailed her cinema debut, ‘Queen Lateefah’.
Just two days before filming began, Wumi suffered a severe slip in her room, leaving her with injured hands and legs. With her nanny away on break and her young son screaming in distress, Wumi drew upon inner strength to overcome the pain.
Despite breaking her knees and facing immense pain, Wumi’s passion for Queen Lateefah drove her forward. She persevered, and with medical attention, resumed filming, hiding her scars under band-aids.
Sharing the anecdote, she wrote:
“Good morning lovers ,happy sunday to you all..
I have the nudge to share my little “scar story “.
I was ready for my cinema debut “Queen lateefah”
The costumier was ready Ready,the team were ready and just two days to shoot,i had this heavy slip in my room ,i fell soooo heavy ..i was just with my son ,my Nanny had gone for break and i couldn’t stand ,my little boy was screaming but i was so strong at heart..At first i thought i wouldn’t be able to stand ,somehow “the dream of so many years,my Quest of having this movie “Queen lateefah shot was my motivation..”