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Nigeria’s cinemas generate N603m in August

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N603 million from tickets sold at cinemas across the country in August 2023.

The CEAN National Chairman, Opeyemi Ajayi, made the disclosure in Lagos on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

Ajayi, who said patronage at the cinemas in August was encouraging, disclosed that 212,192 viewers were admitted into the cinemas within the period under review.

He said there was a sporadic improvement in sales and visitors patronage in August as against figures recorded in July.

He stated: “August was quite a beautiful month; we showcased beautiful movies like Akudaya, Meg 2, Teenage Mutant Minja, A Bag of Trouble, Blue beetle, Mikolo, The Modern Woman, Retribution, and Kesari.

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“We had total sales of 603,588,722 with 212,192 viewers’ admission.

“This is an improvement in sales compared to July when we had N482,528,117 total sales.

“We want Nigerians to cultivate the habit of visiting the cinemas, it is a place to be to allay stress and unwind.”

Ajayi further enjoined cinema lovers to watch out for movies to be exhibited in September.

The CEAN boss listed the movies to include “Equaliser 3, A bag of trouble, Something like Gold, The Nun, Mami wata, Kanaani, A haunting in Venice, Expendables 4, Weekend to forget, The creator, and The dive and My big fat Greek wedding.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

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