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Nollywood Highest Paid Actresses according to a recent research conducted on suggests that speculations that some actresses like Omotola earn N5m per role is not true.Aside acting Nollywood actresses are making it big by engaging in other business activities like modeling, advertising and music.
Here is a list of how much top 15 actresses charge per movie script and how much some of them have made it big in the industry ,with as usual Genevieve Nnaji topping at the list:
1. Genevieve Nnaji N2m
Genevieve Nnaji
An icon in her own world, a screen goddess, queen of Nollywood and the No.1 Nollywood Highest Paid Actress on our list, many describe her as an industry of her own. The Best AMAA Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, Genevieve Nnaji is arguably the most popular actress in the Nigerian make-believe industry called Nollywood. She has over 10,000 registered fans on her website. In September 2009 American mega television talk show host Oprah Winfrey named her one of the 100 most famous people in the world. She is also by far the highest paid actress per movie and the first to earn a million naira in a single movie. By 2009 she raised the bar and she was paid $25,000 in the block buster international hit movie IJE produced by Chineze Anyaene. A model and also a singer, in 2004 she became the Face of Lux and subsequently was involved with Pronto beverage and omo detergent. The following year she released her debut album Longolongo in Ghana, which saw her prove her versatility to her adoring fans all over the world. Between 2004 and 2006 she earned a whooping of N31.3 million. Major part of the money N14.7 million came from her two-year deal with Lux ($100,000). With no great interest in real estate she decided to dive into the fashion industry. She launched her clothing line St. Genevieve in 2008 which is presently being managed by fashion icon Zizi Cardow. St.Genevieve is reportedly worth N20 million. There is no doubt that she would have been topping this list with a great margin if she eventually got the Glo deal. She became the first to be contacted by Globacom, but she demanded N50 million while globacom wanted to sign her on for N30 million. She’s reported to have tried later to salvage the deal, but the offer was no longer on the table.
2. Ini Edo N1.8m
Ini Edo
Is the next Nollywood Highest Paid Actress .She has remained very consistent and has proved time and again that she was born to be a star. Ini believes in landed properties and has invested in this area more than any other Nollywood sister. She has five buildings to her credit and another one to be completed by the end of the year. Most of the buildings are being rented to tenants. The actress, model and producer presently has nine landed properties which she either plans to build upon, fence for keeps or lease. Five of the landed properties are in Ikotun and Ikorodu areas of Lagos State and the rest in her home state. By 2007 she had earned N15.7 million from movies and her other businesses. She has just produced ‘Memories Of The Heart’ .
3. Patience Ozorkwo N1.6m
Patience Ozorkwo
The Enugu star is nicknamed “Mama G’ in Nollywood is our 3rd Nollywood Highest Paid Actress . She is the oldest on the list and is notable for her tough roles in movies. ‘Mama G’ who is also a musician has been consistent in the industry and her roles have been raw energy. She is very diverse in her investments but also has several landed properties. She also started business very early.
4. Omotola Jolade N1.5m
Omotola Jolade
She is the darling and princess of Nollywood, bold and a beauty to behold. Many believe the 4th Nollywood Highest Paid Actress shares the same status with Genevieve Nnaji and together they are the two biggest actresses in Nollywood. Omotola is not your impression of an everyday business woman but what you may call a seasonal investor in whatever she develops a passion for. Although she has not featured in many movies recently, she has always proved that she is always at her best in any movie she acts in. In 2007 she grossed N9 million.
Nollywood Highest Paid Actresses according to a recent research conducted on suggests that speculations that some actresses like Omotola earn N5m per role is not true.Aside acting Nollywood actresses are making it big by engaging in other business activities like modeling, advertising and music.
Here is a list of how much top 15 actresses charge per movie script and how much some of them have made it big in the industry ,with as usual Genevieve Nnaji topping at the list:
1. Genevieve Nnaji N2m
Genevieve Nnaji
An icon in her own world, a screen goddess, queen of Nollywood and the No.1 Nollywood Highest Paid Actress on our list, many describe her as an industry of her own. The Best AMAA Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, Genevieve Nnaji is arguably the most popular actress in the Nigerian make-believe industry called Nollywood. She has over 10,000 registered fans on her website. In September 2009 American mega television talk show host Oprah Winfrey named her one of the 100 most famous people in the world. She is also by far the highest paid actress per movie and the first to earn a million naira in a single movie. By 2009 she raised the bar and she was paid $25,000 in the block buster international hit movie IJE produced by Chineze Anyaene. A model and also a singer, in 2004 she became the Face of Lux and subsequently was involved with Pronto beverage and omo detergent. The following year she released her debut album Longolongo in Ghana, which saw her prove her versatility to her adoring fans all over the world. Between 2004 and 2006 she earned a whooping of N31.3 million. Major part of the money N14.7 million came from her two-year deal with Lux ($100,000). With no great interest in real estate she decided to dive into the fashion industry. She launched her clothing line St. Genevieve in 2008 which is presently being managed by fashion icon Zizi Cardow. St.Genevieve is reportedly worth N20 million. There is no doubt that she would have been topping this list with a great margin if she eventually got the Glo deal. She became the first to be contacted by Globacom, but she demanded N50 million while globacom wanted to sign her on for N30 million. She’s reported to have tried later to salvage the deal, but the offer was no longer on the table.
2. Ini Edo N1.8m
Ini Edo
Is the next Nollywood Highest Paid Actress .She has remained very consistent and has proved time and again that she was born to be a star. Ini believes in landed properties and has invested in this area more than any other Nollywood sister. She has five buildings to her credit and another one to be completed by the end of the year. Most of the buildings are being rented to tenants. The actress, model and producer presently has nine landed properties which she either plans to build upon, fence for keeps or lease. Five of the landed properties are in Ikotun and Ikorodu areas of Lagos State and the rest in her home state. By 2007 she had earned N15.7 million from movies and her other businesses. She has just produced ‘Memories Of The Heart’ .
3. Patience Ozorkwo N1.6m
Patience Ozorkwo
The Enugu star is nicknamed “Mama G’ in Nollywood is our 3rd Nollywood Highest Paid Actress . She is the oldest on the list and is notable for her tough roles in movies. ‘Mama G’ who is also a musician has been consistent in the industry and her roles have been raw energy. She is very diverse in her investments but also has several landed properties. She also started business very early.
4. Omotola Jolade N1.5m
Omotola Jolade
She is the darling and princess of Nollywood, bold and a beauty to behold. Many believe the 4th Nollywood Highest Paid Actress shares the same status with Genevieve Nnaji and together they are the two biggest actresses in Nollywood. Omotola is not your impression of an everyday business woman but what you may call a seasonal investor in whatever she develops a passion for. Although she has not featured in many movies recently, she has always proved that she is always at her best in any movie she acts in. In 2007 she grossed N9 million.