{
  "id": 10205874,
  "title": "Guinness World Record: Nollywood film ‘Black Market’ debuts with 51,000 viewers in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/guinness-world-record-nollywood-film-black-market-debuts-with-51-000",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-27T07:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/27/guinness-world-record-nollywood-film-black-market-debuts-with-51000-viewers-in-lagos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nollywood crime thriller Black Market set a Guinness World Record by drawing 51,000 viewers for its mass screening at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, surpassing the previous record of 43,624 set in 2015. The record was achieved on Saturday, September 26, 2026, with only those who completed the screening counted towards the total. Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and Nollywood personalities attended the event, which also featured actors and filmmakers such as Lateef Adedimeji, Kunle Remi, Stan Nze, Linda Ejiofor, Gabriel Afolayan, and Kunle Afolayan. Although the Guinness World Record figure was lower than the overall attendance of 64,000 reported by Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, the record only counted attendees who finished the screening.",
  "summary": "Nollywood crime thriller Black Market has set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening at a single venue, after 51,000 people watched the movie at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos. The post Guinness World Record: Nollywood film ‘Black Market’ debuts with 51,000 viewers in Lagos appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}