Nigerians Spend Over N166m Watching Movies on Christmas Weekend Despite Economic Hardship
- Nigerians during Christmas in their numbers visited several cinemas across the country
- Foreign movies were the most watched however Nollywood films also drew the attention of fun-seekers
- Funke Akindele's battle of buka street was the most-watched movie as Nigerians spend over N166 million
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Despite the current economic challenges in the country, Nigerians spent N166 million during Christmas weekend watching movies at cinemas.
The amount was spent between Friday, December 23, 2022, and Sunday, December 25, 2022.
The figures are contained in the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) weekly box office information published on its website.
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The figures and stats
A breakdown from the report showed that 59,349 walked into various cinemas across the country.
This impressive turnout of movie lovers comes at a time many Nigerians are struggling financially and high cost of living.
Streaming movie services such as Netflix are also giving cinemas the run for their money but the love for the big screen remains a strong attraction.
Data breakdown shows that out of the number in attendance 29,017 showed interest in Nollywood movies while 30,332 were in the cinemas for foreign movies.
Movies of interest
Funke's Akindele film, Battle of the Buka street topped the chart of the most watched movie with 17,518 attendance and gross revenue of N48.21 million.
This is followed by Avatar: The Way Q Water watched by 14,406 earning cinemas a whopping N44.39 million.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever came third in the most-watched movie with 10,757 attendance and gross revenue of N30.89 million.
Other top 17 watched movies during Christmas and how much spent
- Ijakumo: The Born Again-N30.44m
- Puss In Boot The Last Wish- N8.08m
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody- N1m
- Karranni- N998,700
- Palava!- N924,900
- Violent Night- N733,121
- Cirkus- N583,521
- R!sing: City Q Drearrs- N378,870
- Catfish Christmas- N255,800
- Woman King- N27,860
- Brotherhood- N14,000
- Stand Ug, The- N10,500
- Gbege- N10,000
- Black Adam- N2,940
Mr Macaroni laments hard life in Nigeria
In another report Legit.ng revealed that the not-so-friendly economy got to Nigerian celebrities voicing how they feel.
Popular comedian Mr Macaroni, who seemed to be getting loads of people asking him for giveaways, voiced out about the calls.
The funnyman declared that anyone who asked him to do a giveaway during this period might be after his life. Nigerians reacted differently to his post.
Source: Legit.ng
