Nancy Isime
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated ₦482 million as revenue across all cinemas in Nigeria in July.
The CEAN National Chairman, Mr. Opeyemi Ajayi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said total viewer admission in cinemas across the federation within the month under review was 218,395.
He said the cinemas experienced a slight increase in patronage in July due to the numerous public holidays in the month.
He encouraged more Nigerians to consider visiting the cinemas during their leisure to unwind.
“We recorded total sales of ₦482,528,117 for July with 218,395 viewers in the cinemas.
“The cinemas are not doing badly but we encourage more Nigerians to cultivate the habit of visiting the cinemas,” he said.
Ajayi said the movies to be exhibited in cinemas for August are ‘Akuddaya’, ‘Meg 2’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja’, ‘A Bag of Trouble’, ‘Blue Beetle’, ‘Mikolo’, ‘The Modern Woman’, ‘Retribution’, and ‘Kesari’.
NAN reports that the amount generated in July is lower than the amount of ₦567 million generated in June, adding that while in July, the total viewer admission in cinemas was 218,395; it was lower in June by 210,299.