01 / The record nightLagos, Nigeria · 26.09.2026

One film.
A city together.

A shared screen. Thousands of individual stories. One night that made history.

51,258

People. One shared experience.

Largest attendance
at a film screening

View the Guinness World Records entry

The work behind the moment

Damilola Osikoya produced the event for the screening of Black Market, the film produced by Nora Awolowo. Bringing a gathering of this scale to life meant turning a creative ambition into a shared, real-world experience.

The official count recognises the 51,258 people who attended the screening from start to finish.

01 / The premiere screen recognising Damilola as event producer

02 / The audience gathered for the screening

03 / The Black Market cast and team on stage

04 / The record certificate presentation

05 / The audience watching Black Market

06 / The team together in front of the crowd

07 / The premiere stage and screen

08 / Guests and organisers at the premiere

09 / A wide view across the screening venue

10 / The illuminated crowd at night

11 / Guests seated beside the screening area

12 / A group portrait among the audience

13 / The team celebrating the record on stage

14 / Guests at the Black Market photo wall

15 / The event team with the crowd behind them

16 / A wide view of the audience

17 / The team gathered on the field

18 / The crowd watching the film together

19 / An aerial view of the open-air cinema

20 / An aerial detail of the crowd

21 / The venue and Lagos skyline at night

The premiere screen recognising Damilola as event producer — 01 / The premiere screen recognising Damilola as event producer

The audience gathered for the screening — 02 / The audience gathered for the screening

The Black Market cast and team on stage — 03 / The Black Market cast and team on stage

The record certificate presentation — 04 / The record certificate presentation

The audience watching Black Market — 05 / The audience watching Black Market

The team together in front of the crowd — 06 / The team together in front of the crowd

The premiere stage and screen — 07 / The premiere stage and screen

Guests and organisers at the premiere — 08 / Guests and organisers at the premiere

A wide view across the screening venue — 09 / A wide view across the screening venue

The illuminated crowd at night — 10 / The illuminated crowd at night

Guests seated beside the screening area — 11 / Guests seated beside the screening area

A group portrait among the audience — 12 / A group portrait among the audience

The team celebrating the record on stage — 13 / The team celebrating the record on stage

Guests at the Black Market photo wall — 14 / Guests at the Black Market photo wall

The event team with the crowd behind them — 15 / The event team with the crowd behind them

A wide view of the audience — 16 / A wide view of the audience

The team gathered on the field — 17 / The team gathered on the field

The crowd watching the film together — 18 / The crowd watching the film together

An aerial view of the open-air cinema — 19 / An aerial view of the open-air cinema

An aerial detail of the crowd — 20 / An aerial detail of the crowd

The venue and Lagos skyline at night — 21 / The venue and Lagos skyline at night

01 / The premiere screen recognising Damilola as event producer

02 / The audience gathered for the screening

03 / The Black Market cast and team on stage

04 / The record certificate presentation

05 / The audience watching Black Market

06 / The team together in front of the crowd

07 / The premiere stage and screen

08 / Guests and organisers at the premiere

09 / A wide view across the screening venue

10 / The illuminated crowd at night

11 / Guests seated beside the screening area

12 / A group portrait among the audience

13 / The team celebrating the record on stage

14 / Guests at the Black Market photo wall

15 / The event team with the crowd behind them

16 / A wide view of the audience

17 / The team gathered on the field

18 / The crowd watching the film together

19 / An aerial view of the open-air cinema

20 / An aerial detail of the crowd

21 / The venue and Lagos skyline at night

See the full gallery 21 photographs

Official record holders

Damilola Osikoya / Switch Visual Limited / Nora Awolowo / Rixel Studios