Switch Visuals CEO and Rixel Studios producer jointly credited for Saturday’s record-breaking screening in Lagos.
More than 51,000 people gathered at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, on Saturday, September 26, 2026, for a screening of the Nollywood crime thriller Black Market, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening in a single location. The previous record of 43,624 was set in 2015 by the Filipino film Felix Manalo at the Philippine Arena.
A Guinness World Records official confirmed the attendance figure on-site, after which the crowd erupted into celebration, with fireworks marking the achievement. Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat was among the dignitaries in attendance.
The record is credited to two women working in two different disciplines. Damilola Osikoya, CEO of Switch Visuals and Voyage Quest Travels, was credited as Event Production Producer for the screening, with Switch Visuals listed as the event’s Production
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