Nigeria’s cinemas generate N482m revenue in July – CEAN

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N482million as revenue across all cinemas in Nigeria in July.

The CEAN National Chairman, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, who made the disclosure said the total viewer admission in cinemas Nigeria within the month under review was 218,395.

According to the The chairman, cinemas experienced a slight increase in patronage in July due to the numerous public holidays in the month.

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He encouraged more Nigerians to consider visiting the cinemas during their leisure to unwind.

“We recorded a total sales of N482,528,117 for July with 218,395 viewers in the cinemas.

 “The cinemas are not doing bad 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 the month of August are Akuddaya, Meg 2, Teenage Mutant Minja, A Bag of Trouble, Blue beetle, Mikolo, The Modern Woman, Retribution and Kesari.

Reports show that the amount generated in July is lower than the N567million generated in  June.

However, the total viewer admission in cinemas was 218,395 in July, while it was 210,299 in June.