3, 124, 026, 959 billion Naira to watch box office movies at
Nigerians spent nearly
3, 124, 026
webapex.net , 959 billion Naira to watch box office movies at Nigerian cinemas
between January and June.
News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports that the figures are according to data provided by cinemas and
gathered by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN).
The year opened with
‘Aquaman’, ‘Chief Daddy’ and ‘Up North’ sitting on the top three of the chart
with an estimated c
westernmagazine.org ombined earnings of 168, 263, 512 million Naira.
The movies maintained
their positions until the fourth week when ‘Glass’ debuted at number one with
‘Aquaman’ taking second place and ‘Chief Daddy’, third booting ‘Up North’ to
fourth place.
This led to a combined
earnings of 91, 409, 100 million Naira which fell to 77, 259, 811 million Naira
as January clos
ysin.org ed with Kevin Hart’s ‘The Upside’ kicking ‘Chief Daddy’ to
fourth place.
NAN reports that
earnings remained low for February, making it the lowest grossing month with a
total of 291, 843, 044 million Naira.
Top spots were
alternated between ‘Alita’, ‘Cold Pursuit’, ‘What Men Want’, ‘Escape Room’ and
‘The UpSide’.
By March, viewership
picked up steadily and the earnings were almost doubled from that of February
leading to a total of 434, 432, 431 million Naira.
‘What Men Want’,
‘Alita’, ‘Hire A Woman’, ‘She Is’, ‘Us’ and ‘Babymamas’ enjoyed a relatively
good run in March but a chunk of the earnings and viewership went to Marvel’s
flick ‘Captain Marvel’.
At the beginning of
April, ‘HellBoy’, ‘Shazam’, ‘Little’ and ‘Us’ continued to share the top spot
with ‘Captain Marvel’ until the release of the much anticipated
‘Avengers:Endgame’.
NAN also reports that
with ‘Avengers: Endgame’, earnings from April climbed from 186, 929, 188
million Naira in its third week to 342, 382, 389 million Naira in its final
week.
The month, which is the
highest grossing in 2019, closed with an estimated total earnings of 734, 151,
060 million Naira due to major boost from Disney’s ‘Endgame’.
In May, there was a massive
dip in earnings similar to that experienced in February. With ‘Endgame’, ‘The
Intruder’ and ‘Longshot’, it earned a total of 367, 498, 554 million Naira.
The fall in viewership
is usual after a global holiday such as Christmas for December/January and
Easter for April.
The numbers picked up in
June with ‘John Wick’, ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Aladdin’ leading the numbers. They were
supported by ‘Anna’, ‘Men In Black’, ‘Dark Phoenix’ and ‘Bling Lagosians’.
June opened with 161,
132, 714 million Naira but closed with 100, 663, 647 million Naira leading to a
total earning of 576, 322, 779 million Naira. (NAN)
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