Nollywood crime thriller Black Market has set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening at a single venue, after 51,000 people watched the movie at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos.
The record was achieved during a mass screening held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, with Guinness World Records recognising 51,000 attendees who met the requirements for the record.
The feat surpassed the previous benchmark of 43,624 people, set during the 2015 screening of the Filipino biographical film Felix Manalo at the Philippine Arena.
Black Market Draws 51,000 Viewers
Following confirmation of the record, the filmmakers announced the achievement on social media. The organisers had targeted at least 50,000 simultaneous viewers as part of the official record attempt.
“We just made history! 51,000 people!!! World record breakers!!” the filmmakers announced.
The Guinness World Record figure was lower than the overall attendance announced by
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