Nigerian faith-based film Agbara Nla: The Return is set to open in select US cinemas on Friday after earning a reported $173,650 across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.
The film’s distributor, The Nile Group, announced the US release in a post on Instagram, directing moviegoers to book tickets through AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas.
The North American expansion follows the film’s reported box-office performance in the UK and Canada, as it continues its international rollout.
In a separate post on Thursday, The Nile Group said the production had generated £86,691 in the UK and Ireland and CAD$82,203 in Canada, bringing its reported international earnings to $173,650.
The distributor described the film as the Nollywood production with the biggest opening weekend ever in the UK and the biggest Nollywood release in the country in 2026.
It also claimed that the film recorded the biggest UK pre-sales for a Nollywood production and the biggest opening for a faith-based Nollywood film in the country.
The company said the film was still showing in cinemas across the UK and Canada, while announcing an Irish release through Odeon Cinemas.
Agbara Nla: The Return revisits the story of the 1993 film Agbara Nla, created by Christian filmmaker Mike Bamiloye, who reprises his role as the herbalist Isawuru in the new production.
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The film was directed by his sons, Damilola Mike-Bamiloye and Joshua Bamiloye, and features Aanu Kolade Abiodun, Remilekun Mosiko, Philip Olubakin, Gloria Mike-Bamiloye and David Kola Okeowo.
In Nigeria, the film has grossed N408.3m at the box office, making it the second-highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2026, according to figures released by Nile Entertainment on Monday.
The distributor also said the production had retained the number-one position at the Nigerian box office for four consecutive weekends.
The US release marks another step in the film’s international expansion as its distributors seek to build on its reported performance in Nigerian and overseas cinemas.
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