top earning nollywod actress

Genevieve

Omotola

Its no longer news that the Nigerian entertainment industry is a fast growing multi Million dollars industry, with high quality movie release and songs from notable Producers,Directors, actors, actresses, musicians and other entertainment performers.  The Movie and music sector of the Nigerian entertainment industry has been tipped to be a major source of revenue generation for the government and wealth creation for stakeholders if its potentials are well utilized, with proper funding and policies by government that favours growth in the industry. In the midst of all the challenges faced by Nigeria nollywood and the music sector in general, ranging from Piracy, low financial funding, poor marketing and distribution network for intellectual property among other factors, the movie music Industry has succeeded in creating wealth amongst its various players and stakeholders, We now have celebrated actors, actresses, movie directors, Producers, executive producers and the likes of them.

 Below list of top earning Nollywood actresses 

Is solely a reflection of RECORDSng research which are based on estimated earnings from numbers of movies each actors and actresses has featured in, number of endorsement deals from corporate organisations and their known businesses and acquisitions which they have made public.

Highest Paid Nigerian Nollywood Actresses;

1.Genevieve Nnaji (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Over 90 Million Naira ) is a Nigerian actress that rose from grass to grace and has since featured in hundreds of Nollywood movies, she is 

considered one of the most lucky individual in the Movie industries, getting several International and local endorsement deals from telecommunication firms (Etisalat Nigeria), Auto manufacturing company, women beauty/cosmetics manufacturers(Lux beauty soap) among several other endorsement deals,Chains of businesses (Owns clothing line, ST. Genevieve) she is reported to earn a minimum of between 2 - 4.5 Million naira per movie role (Genevieve and fellow actress Omotola were reported to have been paid about 5 million naira each to star in the blockbuster movie, IJE-the journey) making her Nigeria's highest earning actress. With the volumes of movies coming out of nollywood, lets say Genevieve appears in at least 30 of those movies a year and earns minimum 2.5 million naira per script, that leaves us with roughly 75 million naira from movie scripts per year not 

forgetting signed contracts and brand ambassador deals which still holds and her various businesses.

2. Omotola ekeinde Jalade (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 80 Million Naira ) Omotola started her acting career at a very young age having to combine life as a mother with her career has an actress, she rivals very closely on our number 2 spots, she is reported to charge a minimum of between 2 to 4 million per movie script, earning close to 80 million alone per year on 

movie scripts, not forgeting also, several international and National endorsement as brand ambassadors for major films within and outside the shores of Nigeria. she is reported to own other businesses aside acting and a growing career in singing.

3. Mercy Johnson: (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 70 Million Naira ) is on our 3rd spot of highest paid nollywood actresses, the screen icon is a mix of everything professionalism when it comes to interpreting a script, she fits in perfectly in any movie roles she's chosen to play, from an illiterate village girl, to a sexy and classic city babes, Mercy Johnson knows how to perfectly delivers them all. she is reported to earn an average of 1.5 to 3 million per movie script and shes fast becoming Nollywod favourites, featuring in notable numbers of movies per year, she is also reported to own several landed properties in Lagos.

4. Chika Ike (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 60 Million Naira ) the Nigerian actress enjoyed high numbers of movie roles between 2014 and 2015 and shes reported to earn between 1 to 1.5 million naira per movie role.

5. Stephanie Okereke: (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 60 Million Naira ), though shes been less active in the movie seen in 2015, stephanie is among Nigeria 's a list actress earning between 1 to 1.5 million per movie role.

6. Ini Edo (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 60 Million Naira ) she is reported to get paid between 1 to 1.5 million naira per movie script.

7. Patience Ozokwor (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 50 Million Naira ) earns an estimated 800,000 naira to 1.5 million naira per movie script and has enjoyed several brand ambassador deals from corporate organization in the Telecommunication sector (MTN Nigeria), among several other contracts.

8. Funke Akindele (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 45 Million Naira ) Funke who is fast making her way into the English speaking sector of nollywood from her earlier major appearance in the yoruba speaking sector is reported to charge between 750,000 to 1.5 million naira per movie appearance.

9. Rita Dominic (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 45 Million Naira ) aside enjoying brand ambassador deals from Nigeria Telecoms giant, GLOBACOM and others, Rita Dominic is

reported to get paid between 800,000 to 1.5 million per movie  roles.

10. Tonto Dikeh: (ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNINGS:Roughly 30 Million Naira ) talented Nigerian actress and viewers delight Tonto Dike is said to charge between 500,000 to 1 million naira to feature in movies.