Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, Kunle Remi have celebrated as their movie ‘Anikulapo’ ranked number one globally on the Netflix charts just 11 days after its release.
The filmmaker took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, to celebrate the latest achievement.
The movie which was released on September 30, 2022, gained its most popularity from October 3 to October 9. Afolayan claimed the movie has about 8,730,000 million views on the viewing app.
His caption read, “Anikulapo Ranked No.1 Globally On Netflix Since its release 11 days ago, Anikulapo – a Netflix original produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan has been the talk of the town and it is currently topping the Netflix global chart as most viewed Non-English Netflix original with 8,730,000 views in less than a week.
“While this is being celebrated by Nigerians home and abroad, the acceptability of it from people around the world with different cultural background and beliefs proves beyond words that Anikulapo tells a universal story that every human across the world can relate to.
“It is also noteworthy to state that the movie in a great way creates an inclusiveness of both male and female character traits, bringing to light the fine thin line between lust and love, hate and resentment, ilusion etc.
“Congratulations to us all and thanks to you guys out there for the reviews and referrals.”
In reaction to this, Kunle Remi shared the weekly report of the movie on his Instagram. He wrote, “God did this, No.1 Global. Global domination. God is doing his things.”
The movie starred other stars like Bimbo Ademoye, Taiwo Hassan, Adebayo Salami, Yinka Quadri, Ronke Oshodi-Oke and many more.
