Local film, Matwetwe is making pursuing great numbers at the local box office.
And with the hype still at its peak, Kagiso Lediga, writer and director of the film has shared the numbers. Lediga confirmed on Twitter that the movie has made R4 Million at local box office.
On Friday (15 February 2019), he further confirmed that over 63 000 tickets were sold.
It was confirmed to us that the movie is also ranking at number 4 on the Ster-Kinekor Top 10 (for commercial) this past week.
BOOM!! R 4 million at the local box office #MATWETWE is still in cinemas 🚀 🚀 🚀 pic.twitter.com/pNqrS6JQDv
— Kagiso Lediga (@KagisoLediga) February 16, 2019
The movie is a collaborative work of Kagiso Lediga, and Black Coffee who comes as the executive producer, and has cost less than R2 Million to make.
Matwetwe tells a story of Lefa and Papi, best friends and recent high school graduates, on the hustle of their young lives. Over the course of one action-packed New Years Eve in the iconic township of Atteridgeville, the boys try to score a huge deal, dodge a king pin gangster and his violent minions, get the girl and ultimately save their lives in this hilarious and sometimes very serious escapade.
Cast includes; Sibusiso Khwinana (Lefa), Tebatso Mashishi (Papi), Anastasia Augustus (Agnes), Lungile Cindi (Les), Mbeko Cindi and Karabo Dikolomela to name a few.
Kagiso Lediga has written and directed noteworthy shows/movies including the cult classic the Pure Monate Show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, and 2018 romantic film, Catching Feelings.
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