FilmOne Entertainment says tickets for the London premiere of Funke Akindele’s The Four have sold out. The distributor announced the development on Thursday, 5 November, ahead of the screening scheduled for 29 November at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. The film is still due to reach cinemas across Nigeria on 11 December; neither event has happened yet.
Punch and QED reported FilmOne’s announcement and its thanks to supporters. The company is distributing the film, while Funke Akindele Network produced it. The latest development concerns availability for one premiere. It does not establish the film’s eventual box-office earnings, the number of people who will attend, or how audiences will rate the finished work.
Akindele had already announced the London event earlier in November. Separate London cinema listings show the same venue and date, with a screening time of 8pm London time. Those programme listings support the planned schedule, but they are not proof that seats remain available. The cinema’s booking page could not be independently inspected during our check.
The film is listed as a drama and thriller directed by Akindele and Tope Adebayo. Its advertised story centres on four women whose friendship is tested when one woman’s son is wrongly imprisoned. The listed cast includes Akindele, Bisola Aiyeola, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Waje, Chioma Akpotha and Timini Egbuson. These are programme details, not a review of a film we have watched.
For Nigerian viewers, the useful distinction is between the overseas launch event and the domestic release. A sold-out London premiere does not mean that the Nigerian cinema run has sold out or that the film is already showing locally. Nor does this announcement confirm an additional London screening, a streaming release or a new ticket allocation.
What it means for you: if you plan to watch in Nigeria, use 11 December as the announced release date and check your chosen cinema’s own schedule before paying or travelling. Readers hoping to attend the London premiere should rely on updates from the cinema and distributor. We have not verified any resale offer, extra screening or alternative booking arrangement.