The popular 2009 thriller film "The Figurine" is generally considered the game changer, which heightened the media attention towards ""New Nigerian Cinema"" revolution. The film was a critical and commercial success in Nigeria, and it was also screened in international film festivals The 2010 film "Ijé" by Chineze Anyaene, overtook "The Figurine" to become the highest grossing Nigerian film; a record it held for four years, until it was overtaken in 2014 by "Half of a Yellow Sun" (2013). By 2016, this record was held by "The Wedding Party", a film by Kemi Adetiba.