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Nigerian Box Office grosses N1bn in Christmas week
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Nigerian Box Office grosses N1bn in Christmas week

The Nigerian box office has reached a historic milestone, surpassing the N1 billion mark in gross earnings within a single week for the first time ever. Between December 20 and December 26, 2024, the industry earned an impressive N1.02 billion, marking a significant achievement and solidifying Nigeria’s growing influence in global cinema. Boxing Day, December […]

'Mufasa: The Lion King' opens at Nigerian Box Office with N64m
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ opens at Nigerian Box Office with N64m

Disney’s much-anticipated prequel, “Mufasa: The Lion King,” has roared into Nigerian cinemas, grossing an impressive N64 million during its opening weekend. The film not only claimed the title of the highest-grossing Hollywood release of the weekend but also delivered the strongest live-action debut in Nigeria for 2024. Distributed by FilmOneNG, the photorealistic animated movie has […]

The year has begun with a good financial performance from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria, with revenue up nearly 50% year over year.
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Nigerian cinemas’ income drops 15% despite viewers’ increase

Nigerians spent less on cinema ticket sales in July, as box office income fell 14.98%. The 14.98% (N85 million) decline to N482 million represents a drop from the prior month’s performance when movie theatres worldwide made N567 million. This information was provided in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos by the Chairperson of […]

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Nigerian cinemas hit N441m ticket sales in March

      The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria reported that it made N441 million from ticket sales in March. This was disclosed by the National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He revealed that the total number of viewers admitted into cinemas across […]