Two Nigerian Ladies Break Guinness World Record On Movies; Tinubu Hails Feat
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent congratulatory messages to two Nigerian filmmakers Damilola Osikoya of Switch Visual Production and Nora Awolowo of Rixel Studios on achieving the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening.
The record was achieved with the screening of “Black Market” on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos.
Over 51,000 people attended the Nollywood movie screeing on Saturday, helping it to break the Guinness World Record for the largest film screening attendance at a single location.
Produced by Rixel Studios, the film surpassed the previous record of 43,624 attendees.
A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) on Monday, September 28, 2026, said: “President Tinubu celebrates the filmmakers for their creativity, enterprise and ambition, describing their achievement as further evidence of the extraordinary talent driving Nigeria’s creative industry.
“The President says Nigeria’s creative economy is building businesses, creating jobs and opening new markets for Nigerian talent, while film, music, fashion and art carry the country’s stories and culture to audiences worldwide.
“He says the achievement of ‘Black Market’ shows what is possible when Nigerian creativity is matched with enterprise and scale, and reaffirms his administration’s commitment to creating more opportunities for young Nigerians to build livelihoods and globally competitive businesses from their talent.
“President Tinubu commends everyone involved in “Black Market” and wishes the team greater success.”
Guinness World Record has acknowledged it as the largest recorded attendance at a single-location film screening.
With 51,000 certified viewers, the Nollywood crime thriller “Black Market” staged in Lagos, Nigeria, is a crime thriller directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay.
Some 51,000 viewers stayed for the entire film, although the space has capacity for around 64,000 people.
