Sony's James Bond Movie 'Spectre' Tops Box Office With $73 Million

The latest Bond film, Spectre, has been put under a lot of pressure to do better than previous Bond film Skyfall in terms of the box office.

The James Bond franchise saw its second-highest opening ever this weekend with "Spectre", pulling in $73 million to dominate the box office. Craig and director Sam Mendes, neither of whom has had another movie release since Skyfall in 2012, now have two Bond debuts open above $70 million, helping to see the franchise grow financially, well outpacing ticket price inflation.

Emelonye Highlights Scourge of Cancer in New Film

Award-winning filmmaker, Obi Emelonye is set with a new movie, Oxford Gardens. Shot in London, the film features Ngoli Okafor, a former boxing champion in the United States, Ngozi Thompson  Igwebike, Savanah Roy, Iffy Chukwu, Princess Abiye, Frank Ani, Nnenna Ani and D’Richy Emelonye. It will be officially premiered on December 18, this year.

Basking in the success of great films like, The Mirror Boy, Last Flight to Abuja, Onye Ozi and Thy Will Be Done, the director-producer, who is renowned for championing causes with his themes in Nollywood, says he intends to be refreshingly different with this new work. 

Basira in London Premiere Shut Down London with Massive Crowd at Odeon Cinema UK

“It’s official! Odeon Cinema Greenwich UK confirms in a letter that Philippa Abraham‘s Basira in London movie premiere now holds the record for the highest turnout for a movie premiere at their prestigious venue. The massive crowd that attended the premiere have been described as unprecedented!”

The star studded event was attended by elite members of Nollywood, Industry Professionals, African Royalty and Government officials.

Chiwetel Ejiofor & girlfriend Frances Aaternir at the Premiere of “Secret In Their Eyes”

British-Nigerian born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and his new girlfriend Frances Aaternir are quickly becoming one of the couples we like to look out for.

The two of them made their debut as a couple when they were spotted kissing a couple of weeks ago and since then they have kept a low profile.