Battle on Buka Street is a 2022 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Funke Akindele and Tobi Makinde.
The film is jointly produced as a collaboration between Funke Ayotunde Akindele Network (FAAN) and FilmOne Studios.
The film had its theatrical release on 16 December 2022 and opened to extremely positive reviews from critics.
The film became a huge box office success.
The plot revolves around the battle between two women who confront each other in a food challenge in order to win the prestigious ‘King of Buka Street’ which is a title conferred to the best local food seller in the region
After a lifetime of rivalry, two women find themselves once again at odds when they start food businesses on the same street.
Staring:
Funke Akindele as Yejide
Mercy Johnson as Awele
Moshood Fattah as Ademide
Uche Obunse as Ifunnaya
Kelvin Ikeduba as Chukwuemka
Bimbo Ademoye as Young Asake.
Battle on Buka Street became of the highest grossing movie at end on the 13th of April 2023, after 17 weeks at the box office with a gross box office of ₦668,423,056.
It finished as the highest-grossing Nigerian film of all time displacing Omo Ghetto: The Saga ₦636,129,120.
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