According to the News Agency of Nigeria reports, The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says Nigerian Cinemas generated the sum of ₦482,528,117 million in the month of July 2023, which is 15% lower than ₦567million generated in the month of June 2023 as cinema audience viewership increases by 4% in the month under review.
The CEAN National Chairman, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ajayi said total viewer admission in cinemas across the federation within the month under review was 218,395, which is a 4% increase from the month of June 2023.
The chairman told NAN that cinema experienced a slight increase in patronage in July due to the numerous public holidays in the month. He however, encouraged more Nigerians to consider visiting the cinemas during their leisure to unwind.
“We recorded a total sale of ₦482,528,117 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.
NAN reports that the amount generated in July is lower than the amount of ₦567million generated in June while in July, the total viewer admission in cinemas was 218,395, it was lower in June by 210,299.
Source… NAN
