Talk of the Box Office, and people will immediately think about Hollywood. Here’s a crash course: the box office isn’t necessarily Hollywood movies. It actually means “the commercial success of a film, play, or actor in terms of the audience size or takings that they command.” Whence cometh Hollywood, y’all? African movies don’t sell as much as Hollywood movies, although Nollywood — Nigeria’s movie industry — has a huge global presence. Without further ado, here are the top ten highest African grossing movies of all time. Spoiler alert: No Nollywood!
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#10. The Passage (…) 🇪🇬
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Box Office: $4.6 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#9. Casablanca (…) 🇪🇬
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Box Office: $4.9 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#8. Rezk Sons (…) 🇪🇬
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Box Office: $6.2 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#7. The Blue Elephants (…) 🇪🇬
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Box Office: $6.4 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#6. Sarafina (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $7.3 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#5. Mr. Bones: 1 & 2 (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $8.5 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#4. Tsotsi (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $12 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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#3. Khumba (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $28.4 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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Have you seen Khumba before?
#2. Zambezia (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $34.4 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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Have you seen Zambezia before?
#1. The Gods Must Be Crazy 1 & 2 (…) 🇿🇦
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Box Office: $100 million (adjusted for inflation … million)
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Have you seen The Gods Must Be Crazy before?
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Written by: Nana Kwadwo, Thu, May 26, 2022.