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Nigerian cinemas generated N567 million in June: CEAN

He expressed delight over the slight increase in revenue generated in June compared with what was got in May.

• July 4, 2023
Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN)
Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) [Photo Credit: The Nation Newspaper]

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Tuesday, in Lagos, said it generated N567 million in revenue across cinemas within the country for the month of June.


Opeyemi Ajayi, national chairman of CEAN disclosed that 210,299 viewers were also accommodated across the cinemas during the month under review.


He expressed delight over the slight increase in revenue generated in June compared with what was got in May.


“We had a slight increase in sales in the month of June when we got N567,899,087 and in May, we sold N514,653,363 with 197,242 viewers admission,” he said.


Mr Ajayi noted that the movies to be showcased in cinemas for the month of July include: Lust Love and Other Things, Mission Impossible 7, Insidious, Orisha, Oppenheimer, Hotel La Bamba and Unforgivable.

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