May: Nigerian Box Office reels in over 600 million naira
The Nigerian Box Office has announced a revenue of over N600 million naira for the month of May.
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Tuesday confirmed that a total of N653 million was gotten from tickets sold across the country in May.
Mr Patrick Lee, National Chairman of CEAN in Lagos said “We had total sales of N653,229,100.00 for the month of May 2022.
“21 Nollywood films shown in May accounted for 28 per cent of total ticket sales while 14 films, Hollywood films accounted for about 69 per cent, with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” being the major outliner.
“Comparing April with May, ticket sales improved by about 12 per cent, with May being the highest-grossing month in 2022, so far.”
He also highlighted the five highest grossing movies indicating that the movie ‘Doctor Strange’ brought in about N330 million naira.
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