Omoni Oboli emerges number one Nollywood box office actress

Written by: 

Joan Omionawele 

For Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, 2015 is turning out to be the year of outstanding and mind-blowing achievements, especially after she was announced as Nollywood/entertainment personality of the year 2015 by The Sun Newspaper, taking over from popular music producer, Don Jazzy, who won it in 2014. Just recently, she signed an ambassadorial deal with popular family dairy, Nunu milk.

It will be recalled that Omoni Oboli’s stellar performance in ‘The Figurine’, ‘Render to Caesar’ and ‘Anchor Baby’ established her as one of the most talented actresses in Nigeria’s movie industry, having released her first directorial debut ‘Being Mrs Elliot’ which was widely considered as one of the best movies in the Nollywood industry. 
The actress did not rest on her oars and in 2015, she also wrote and directed ‘The First Lady.’ The cast included Alex Ekubo, Joseph Benjamin, Yvonne Jegede and Chinedu Ikedieze. The movie surpassed her previous movie in box office earnings and also earned her cult followership across the federation. The tour she embarked on with other cast to promote the flick endeared her to her fans that had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of their heroine.
With the success of The First Lady, Omoni has emerged Nollywood’s number one box office actress. No actress in Nigeria has more box office figure than her. Her box office credits include Anchor Baby, Figurine, Being Mrs Elliot and The First Lady. The next actress to her only has two box office hits.