Funke Akindele’s New Movie The Four Heads to Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
Nollywood filmmaker Funke Akindele will premiere her new movie, The Four: No One Fights Alone, at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on November 29, 2026. She shared the news on November 2, and Voice of Nigeria reported it as the first Nollywood film to premiere at the famous cinema. The film then opens in Nigerian cinemas on December 11.
“LONDON, WE’RE COMING! History is about to be made,” she wrote in her post. She added that “Funke Akindele Network and FilmOne Entertainment are proud to announce the UK Premiere of THE FOUR” at “the iconic ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, London, on November 29th.” On X, she kept it shorter and asked: “London, who’s coming?”
The post drew more than 20,000 likes, along with messages from Mo Bimpe and Enioluwa. It matters because Leicester Square is one of the best-known premiere spots in the world, and Hollywood films use it for their big red carpet nights. TVC News reported that the cast will sit in the cinema’s Royal Booth, while Prompt News Online described the venue as a 791-seat cinema.
What The Four Is About
The Four follows Esosa and three loyal women as they fight for the future of a young man they love. The story moves between Odu Community and the city, and it tests their courage, faith and loyalty.
The cast is packed with familiar names. ThisDay listed Funke herself, Bisola Aiyeola, Chioma Akpotha, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Timini Egbuson, Lateef Adedimeji, Ali Nuhu and Uzor Arukwe. Ronke Oshodi Oke, Antar Laniyan, Wunmi Toriola, Samuel Banks, Kolapo Omotosho and Ayomide Iwasokun also appear.
Two singers play key roles as well. Waje plays Esosa, and Shoday plays her son, Obaloluwa, according to BellaNaija. The pair also sing “My Sunshine”, a mother and son duet from the film. Its video came out on the FAAN TV YouTube channel in October.
Funke Akindele Network produced the film, and FilmOne Entertainment is handling distribution. That is the same partnership behind her recent box office runs. She explained the idea behind the story when she announced it in August.
“With The Four, we are exploring the relationships that shape us, challenge us and stay with us,” she said, according to ThisDay. She also said: “I think audiences will find a part of themselves in this story.”
How Funke Got Here
The London date is the latest step in a run that has changed Nollywood’s box office. A Tribe Called Judah came out on December 15, 2023, and it became the first Nollywood film to pass N1 billion in Nigerian cinemas. BusinessDay reported that it took about three weeks to get there.
Everybody Loves Jenifa followed in December 2024. BellaNaija reported that it hit N1 billion in 19 days, the fastest at the time. By January 2025, FilmOne put it at N1.466 billion and counting, which made it the highest-grossing Nollywood film up to that point.
Behind the Scenes then raised the bar again. It came out on December 12, 2025, and passed N2 billion, with FilmOne reporting N2,103,039,706 by January 2026. Premium Times said that made it the first Nollywood film past that mark, and it earned N129.5 million on Boxing Day alone.
“Behind the Scenes has officially broken and shattered records, hitting over 2 billion at the box office,” FilmOne said at the time. That film also had a big London night. Its UK premiere at Odeon Greenwich on December 4, 2025, sold out seven screens, and FilmOne called it the biggest ticketed UK premiere of all time, with more than 1,550 admissions.
So Leicester Square is a step up in prestige, not a first trip abroad. It also fits the bigger push she spoke about in a recent CNN interview with Larry Madowo, where she discussed what it costs to make these films. Premium Times quoted her saying Everybody Loves Jenifa is her most expensive film so far because the whole team travelled.
“We filmed in Ghana and Nigeria. We flew all the cast and crew to Ghana,” she said. She also explained why her budgets run high. “I build my set by myself. I don’t go to people’s houses to shoot,” she said.
She also used the premiere news to speak to younger filmmakers. “To every up-and-coming Nollywood filmmaker, please don’t give up on your dreams,” she wrote on X, according to Prompt News Online. “I hope the work we’re doing today gives you a platform to tell your own stories and take them even further.”
The timing suits her well. Her last three films all opened in December, and all three set records, so The Four arrives in her strongest slot. Nigerian fans will get their turn on December 11, after London has its night on November 29.
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