Half of a Yellow Sun, the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning international best-seller has set a new cinematic record. The Biyi Bandele-directed flick which was released into the Nigerian cinemas on August 1st has surpassed Marvel Studio’s ‘Guardian of Galaxy’ and other Nollywood movies for first weekend figures.

Although the amount it has pulled in hasn’t been revealed but it has edged out the likes of The Return of Jenifa which made about N10Million, Last Flight to Abuja N8.35Million, Phone Swap N3.72Million and Maami N3.30Million.