List of Highest Paid Nollywood Stars And What They Earn

Nollywood is in reality the second largest film industry in the world in terms of total number of film productions per annum, placing it ahead of the United States Hollywood and behind Indian Bollywood. Nollywood was rated in 2013 as the third most valuable film industry in the world (according to Wikipedia) after generating a total revenue of US$10 billion that year alone, placing it behind Bollywood and Hollywood. This is by no means a simple achievement by any industry, let alone an Africa based industry.

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The Nigerian film industry is worth more than US$5.1 billion as of 2014 and is projected to worth as much as a hundred billion dollars in the next ten years. Nollywood produces hundreds of home videos and films per annum. With these, Nigerian cinema is by far the Africa's largest movie industry in terms of value, revenue, and the number of movies produced per year. It is not surprising that the Nollywood stars are earning big and living large.

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Here we present to you the list of Nollywood stars and what they are earning. Nollywood is the third biggest film industry in the world and by far the biggest in Africa. This list of Nollywood stars is made up of both established and new stars. If you have been wondering what your favorite Nollywood stars are earning, wonder no more. See below the comprehensive list of the highest paid Nollywood stars and what they are earning.

Nollywood Stars And What They Are Earning

Paul Sambo  218  Actor $1,500 $5,000 Jummai Joseph  217  Actress $1,500 $5,000 Vanessa Nzediegwu  216  Actress $1,500 $5,000 Uche Anyamele  215  Actor $1,500 $5,000 Babatunde Omidina (Baba Suwe)  214  Actor $1,500 $5,000 Chidi Ihezie-Okafor  213  Actor $1,500 $5,000 Khabirat Kafidipe  212  Actress $1,500 $5,000 Wole Ojo  211  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Cossy Orjiakor  210  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Adeniyi Johnson  209  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Ajanigo Simeon  208  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Venita Akpofure  207  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Sugar Asoegwu  206  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Taiwo Hassan  205  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin)  204  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Florence Okechukwu  203  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Dayo Amusa  202  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Opeyemi Aiyeola  201  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Wale Ojo  200  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Ali Nuhu  199  Actor $2,000 $5,000 Ivie Okujaye  198  Actress $2,000 $5,000 Lancelot Imasuen  197 Actor/Director $2,000 $12,000 Pat Attah  196 Actor $2,500 $5,000 Tessy Oragwa  195  Actress $2,500 $5,000 Bimbo Manuel  194  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Gabriel Afolayan  193  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Mide Funmi Matins Abiodun  192  Actress $2,500 $5,000 Chacha Eke  191  Actress $2,500 $5,000 Chiege Alisigwe  190  Actress $2,500 $5,000 Bob-Manuel Udokwu  189  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Rich Oganiru  188  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Charles Okafor  187  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Uche Iwuji  186  Actress $2,500 $5,000 Olaniyi Afonja  185  Actor $2,500 $5,000 Shan George  184  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Keppy Bassey Ekpenyong  183  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Benita Nzeribe  182  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Lanre Hassan  181  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Moji Olaiya  180  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Segun Arinze  179  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Yemi Blaq  178  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Bobby Michaels  177  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Moyo Lawal  176  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Amaechi Muonagor  175  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Steph-Nora Okere  174  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Ronnie Dikko  173  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Lilian Bach  172  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Akin Lewis  171  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Jaiye Kuti  170  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Racheal Tabuno Oniga  169  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Mike Godson  168  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Paul Obazele  167  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Yemi Solade  166  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Adaora Ukoh  165  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Ikechukwu Onyeka  164 Actor $2,500 $7,000 Susan Peters  163  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Ufuoma Ejenobor  162  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Mary Uranta  161  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Michael Okon  160  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Tina Mba  159  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Adekola Tijani  158  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Kenneth Chukwu  157  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Benedict Johnson Obiakor  156  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Ruth Kadiri  155  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Alex Usifo  154  Actor $2,500 $7,000 John Paul Nwadike  153  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Chinyere Wilfred  152  Actress $2,500 $7,000 Fredrick Leonard  151  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Jim Lawson Maduike  150  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Leo Mezie  149  Actor $2,500 $7,000 Ada Aronu  148  Actress $3,000 $7,000 Thelma Okoduwa  147  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Amanda Mike-Ebeye  146  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Ifeoma Okeke  145  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Sam Dede  144  Actor $3,000 $8,000 Florence Onuma  143  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Ibinabo Fiberesima  142  Actress $3,000   $8,000 Franca Brown  141  Actress $3,000  $8,000 Gloria Young  140  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Nobert Young  139  Actor $3,000 $8,000 Mosun Filani  138  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Funke Etti  137  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Funke Adesiyan  136  Actress $3,000 $8,000 Yomi Gold  135  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Eniola Badmus  134  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Afeez Oyetoro  133  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Tana Adelana  132  Actress $3,000  $8,500 Ike Okechukwu  131  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Ejiro Okurame  130  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Mr Gentle Jack  129  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Kelvin Ikeduba  128  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Victor Osuagwu  127  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Junior Pope Odowondo  126  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Didi Ekanem  125  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Esther Audu  124  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Yvonne Jegede  123  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Tony Umez  122  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Kenneth Okorie  121  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Funsho Adeolu  120  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Damola Olatunji  119  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Foluke Daramola  118  Actress $3,000  $8,500 Yinka Quadri  117  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Femi Jacobs  116  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Antar Laniyan  115  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Saheed Balogun  114  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Femi Brainard  113  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Femi Branch  112  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Annie Macaulay Idibia  111  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Abiola Segun-Williams  110  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Eve Esin  109  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Anne Njemanze  108  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Iyabo Ojo  107  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Funmi Holder  106  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Angela Okorie  105  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Prince Eke  104  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Emeka Ossai  103  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Grace Amah  102  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Bimbo Akintola  101  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Anita Joseph  100  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Ronke Ojo  099  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Nuella Njubigbo  098  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Tchidi Chikere  097  Actor/Director $3,000 $8,500 Francis Duru  096  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Jude Orhorha  095  Actor $3,000 $8,500 Toyin Aimakhu  094  Actress $3,000 $8,500 Matilda Obaseki  093  Actress $3,500  $8,500 Fred Amata  092  Actor $3,500 $8,500 Ime Bishop Umoh  091  Actor $3,500 $8,500 Empress Njamah  090  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Kiki Omeili  089  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Alexx Ekubo  088  Actor $3,500 $8,500 Blossom Chukwujekwu  087  Actor $3,500 $8,500 Belinda Effah  086  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Rita Edochie  085  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Eku Edewor  084  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Lilian Esoro  083  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Bimbo Oshin  082  Actress $3,500 $8,500 Ayo Adesanya  081  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Yomi Fash-Lanso  080  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Uti Nwachukwu  079  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Osas Ighodaro Ajibade  078  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Beverly Naya  077  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Gbenro Ajibade  076  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Ireti Doyle  075  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Linda Ejiofor  074  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Victor Olaitan  073  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Nonso Diobi  072  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Gideon Okeke  071  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Queen Nwokoye  070  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Kunle Afolayan  069  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Muyiwa Ademola  068  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Femi Adebayo  067  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Adekola Odunlade  066  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Marry Remmy Njoku  065  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Zack Orji  064  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Kate Henshew  063  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Sola Fosudo  062  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Joseph Benjamin  061  Actor $4,000 $10,000 Moji Afolayan  060  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Shola Asedeko  059  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Ngozi Nwosu  058   Actress $4,000  $10,000 Idowu Philip (Iya Rainbow)  057  Actress $4,000 $10,000 Emeka Enyiocha  056  Actor $5,000 $15,000 Kenneth Okonkwo  055  Actor $5,000 $15,000 Ngozi Ezeonu  054  Actress $5,000 $15,000 Halima Abubakar  053  Actress $5,000 $15,000 Kehinde Bankole  052  Actress/Producer $5,000 $15,000 Damilola Adegbite  051  Actress $5,000 $15,000 Clem Ohameze  050  Actor $5,000 $20,000 Fathia Balogun  049  Actress/Producer $5,000 $20,000 Bukky Wright  048  Actress/Producer $5,000 $20,000 Jide Kosoko  047  Actor $5,000 $20,000 Daniella Okeke  046  Actress $5,000 $20,000 Doris Simeon  045 Actress $5,000 $25,000 Mercy Aigbe  044 Actress $5,000 $25,000 Clarion Chukwura Abiola  043  Actress $5,000 $25,000 Tonto Dikeh  042  Actress $5,000 $25,000 Chiwetalu Agu  041  Actress $5,000 $25,000 Dakore Egbuson  040  Actor $5,000 $25,000 Ebube Nwagbo  039  Actress $5,000 $25,000 Rukky Sanda  038  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Kanayo O. Kanayo  037  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Stella Damasus Aboderin 036  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Funlola Aofiyebi  035  Actor $5,000 $30,000 Oge Okoye  034  Actress $7,500 $30,000 Chika Ike  033  Actress $10,000 $30,000 Segun Arinze  032  Actor $10,00 $30,000 Joke Silva 031  Actress $10,000 $30,000 Nse Ikpe Etim  030  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Uche Jombo  029  Actress $10,000 $30,000 Emeka Ike 028  Actor/Producer $10,000 $30,000 Nkeiru Silvanus  027  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Stephanie Okereke  026   Actress $5,000 $30,000 Chioma Chukwuka  025  Actress $5,000 $30,000 Kalu Ikeagwu  024 Actor $7,000 $30,000 Chidi Mokeme  023  Actor $10,000 $35,000 Yul Edochie  022  Actor $10,000 $35,000 Osita Iheme  021  Actor $5,000 $35,000 Omoni Oboli  020  Actress $6,000 $35,000 Chinedu Ikedieze  019  Actor $5,000 $35,000 Mike Ezuruonye  018  Actor $7,000 $35,000 Ini Edo  017  Actress $7,000 $35,000 Monalisa Chinda  016  Actress $5,000 $35,000 OC Ukeje  015  Actor $5,000 $35,000 Olu Jacob  014  Actor $7,000 $35,000 Patience Ozokwor (Mama G)  013  Actress $7,000 $35,000 Pete Edochie  012  Actor $7,000 $35,000 Funke Akindele  011  Actress $7,000 $40,000 Desmond Elliot (Olushola)  010  Actor $10,000 $40,000 John Okafor (Ibu)  009  Actor $10,000 $40,000 Mercy Johnson Okojie  008  Actress $10,000 $40,000 Rita Dominic  007  Actress $10,000 $40,000 Nkem Owoh (Osuofia)  006  Actor $10,000 $40,000 Jim Iyke  005  Actor $10,000 $40,000 Richard Mofe Damijo  004  Actor $10,000 $40,000 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde  003  Actress $10,000 $40,000 Ramsey Noah  002  Actor $10,000 $40,000 Genevieve Nnaji  001 Actress $10,000 $50,000

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