{
  "id": 15790613,
  "title": "Agbara Nla hits N354.5m, leads Nigerian box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/agbara-nla-hits-n354-5m-leads-nigerian-box-office-15790613",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T19:48:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/agbara-nla-hits-n354-5m-leads-nigerian-box-office/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nollywood faith-based film Agbara Nla has grossed ₦354.5m at the Nigerian box office since its October 1 release, according to its distributor, Nile Entertainment. A remake of a 33-year-old Christian classic from Mount Zion, the film was co-produced by Mount Zion Film Productions, Sozo Films and Circuits. In selected cinemas in Canada and the United Kingdom, the film recorded an opening weekend gross of $120,660.\n\nIn a Tuesday statement, Nile Entertainment noted that three of its distributed films held the top three positions at the Nigerian weekend box office. Agbara Nla led with ₦47.50m, followed by Street Fighter with ₦36.43m and The Other Mummy with ₦8.67m. These three films collectively generated ₦92.61m, or 58.9 per cent of the weekend's total box office earnings. Nile Entertainment's entire slate accounted for 68 per cent of the earnings. The distributor attributed the performance of Agbara Nla to a campaign using nostalgia for the original film to attract new viewers.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Agbara Nla hits N354.5m, leads Nigerian box office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/agbara-nla-hits-n354-5m-leads-nigerian-box-office",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:04:32.000Z"
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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."
}