The much anticipated Nollywood romantic comedy " The Wedding Party 2" has broken box office records with ticket sales of more than 312m naira ($863,267; £638,502) since it opened in cinemas on 15 December.
The movie is the follow-up to the original The Wedding Party, which was first premiered in 2016 and lasted seven weeks at the top of the box office. It also became the first Nigerian film to pass the 400m naira mark.
Pulse magazine points to the distribution company's saving marketing campaigns, which witnessed some movie lovers bussed to pre-screenings while others say they had no choice but to pay for VIP tickets that cost twice the usual price after they were informed that standard tickets had sold out.
For this second part, Nonso who is the groom's brother continues his romance with Deirdre, the bridesmaid from London.
However, matters are complicated by an accidental proposal, and the pair encounters disapproval from different quarters of their families before agreeing on an extravagant ceremony in Dubai.
The movie cast has top notch Hollywood actors including Ricard Mofe-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Enyinna Nwigwe and Adesua Etomi.
