Avengers: Endgame Clinches West African Box Office Record with ₦93.4m Re-Release Haul
Marvel Studios’ “Avengers Endgame: Encore” has established a fresh theatrical benchmark across West Africa, emerging as the region’s highest-earning cinematic re-release to date. Data from Nigerian Box Office shows the blockbuster accumulated ₦93.4 million during its return, elevating its lifetime theatrical revenue in Nigeria beyond the ₦600 million threshold.
The encore concluded its six-week theatrical engagement on Thursday with a cumulative haul of ₦93,446,448, as announced on X by Nigerian Box Office. According to Fusion Intelligence’s Film Intelligence report, combined ticket receipts from the original premiere and this latest revival now sit at roughly ₦621.7 million.
Market analysts emphasized the remarkable staying power of the seven-year-old superhero tentpole, noting that its six-week revival matched or eclipsed the lifetime theatrical runs of several newly released titles.
Lifted by strong attendance across the board, the Nigerian theatrical sector has already surpassed its previous full-year earnings. The domestic box office has amassed approximately ₦15.49 billion in 2026, eclipsing the roughly ₦15.4 billion generated throughout all of 2025—achieving this milestone with nearly two months to spare.
Overall box office intake dropped by around 15 percent over the most recent tracking week, collecting ₦206.4 million from approximately 32,000 moviegoers. Although five fresh releases arrived in cinemas, existing holdovers locked down the top four positions on the charts.
Continuing its theatrical dominance, “Agbara Nla: The Return” retained the peak position for a fifth straight week, generating ₦39.5 million from 6,773 moviegoers. Its cumulative gross reached ₦462.2 million from 77,440 total admissions, officially overtaking “The Wedding Party” (₦452.3 million) to secure the 10th position among Nollywood’s highest-grossing productions of all time. The production saw a minor 16 percent drop week-on-week, claiming 19.1 percent of market takings and 21.1 percent of foot traffic.
Holding the second spot was “Tele X Zikora” with ₦34.4 million, reflecting a modest 17 percent slide that brought its running total to ₦75.5 million. Backed by the widest screen footprint on the charts across 89 locations, the feature bested “Agbara Nla” on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday for the second week running.
Among fresh arrivals, “Phoenix Fury” posted the highest total by gathering ₦10.6 million across 68 theaters. Meanwhile, “Maybe… Maybe Not” secured ₦10.4 million from a narrower footprint of 48 venues, recording the highest per-location average of any debut feature at around ₦193,000.
With nearly eight weeks left in the calendar year, all subsequent ticket sales will push Nigeria’s historic box office record to unprecedented territory.
