Earnings of Yoruba Movie stars

According to Punch Online.

 
Some of the veterans receive as low as #10,000 to appear in a film feature.

While those that are constantly in demand or have won awards in the industry, such as the likes of Funke Akindele and Odunlade Adekola, earn a maximum of #250,000 per feature film, the rest are left with peanuts.

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Despite the alarming increase in the volume of home video films produced in Yoruba Language ought to be sufficient to improve the bank balances of such celebrities.To make matters worse, many of them suffer from a financial disease known as Withdrawal symptom. "As soon as money is paid into their bank accounts, you will see them rushing to the nearest ATM to withdraw almost all their cash", an amused banker said. Certainly it is difficult to believe that no Yoruba actor/actress can boost of earning #500,00 for a lead role in any movie.Instead,the maximum fee paid to the best actor/actress has remained between #150,000 and #250,000.


With an exception of the' golden rule' is Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, she earns between #250,000 to #400,000. Another big earning actor is Adebayo Salami popularly called Oga Bello.He would demand his fee of not more than #150,00 before going into action. However, the so called big budget film productions have never exceeded the N3m mark despite the fact that alot of money goes into paying the cast and crew. Bukky Wright was the highest paid actress in Yoruba Language genre before Funke Akindele broke her #150,000 per featured film record with Jenifa.

Omilade Babatunde aka Baba Suwa used to be the highest paid actor until the much younger Odunlade Adekoya began to earn up to #250,000 per feature film.

The story is not different in the Igbo/Hausa Language speaking movie sector. We gathered that the actors/actresses who in reality drive fancy cars, live in their own houses, dress in the latest designer clothes are the privileged ones who have been able to maintain their celebrity style by engaging in private business outside movies like car dealership, event planning, boutiques, supermarkets, hair dressing saloons, corporate brand endorsements and so on.