Over 174,000 Nigerians spent N441m on cinemas in one month

The National Chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), Opeyemi Ajayi, said the revenue generated from movies in March grew by 58.6 per cent.

Ajayi said the association, which comprises of Silverbird Cinemas, Ozone, FilmHouse Cinemas, Viva Cinemas and Genesis Cinemas, generated N441 million last month.

This means the cinema operators earned N163 million more than the N278 million generated by the movie houses in February.