To celebrate this accomplishment, the Nile group released a statement. With more than ₦1.7 million admissions between January and September 2024, Nigeria’s box office breaks records with ticket sales of ₦7 billion.
The Nile Group listed the noteworthy accomplishments in Nigerian theaters during the last three quarters of the year on their official Instagram page, releasing a statement.
“RECORD BREAKING YEAR 2024” With 1.7 million admissions and counting, Nigeria’s box office has surpassed N7 billion in ticket sales, according to the post.
The highest grossing movies on the list were Ajesepo, Lakatabu, Beast of Two Worlds, Queen Lateefah, Farmer’s Bride, and A Tribe Called Judah.
“The highest-grossing movies to date include;
– Beast of Two Worlds: N200M+ club, Ajosepo, Lakatabu
– Farmer’s Bride & Queen Lateefah: Opening Weekend Records
– HellBoy & Hounds of War: Hollywood’s success tale from Nigeria
The statement went on, “- A Tribe Called Judah made N610M+ in 2024 alone.”
The final few months of the year will see the release of blockbusters.
“As we move into the fourth quarter, we have a full slate of highly anticipated blockbusters, such as:
– October: Wives on Strike 3: The Uprising
– November: Basketmouth: A Story of Ghetto Love
– December: Mercy Aigbe’s Thin Line, AY Makun’s The Waiter, Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa, and a few more, the post stated.
The Nile Group emphasized in its conclusion that it expects its sales to surpass ₦10 billion by year’s end.
“We anticipate a record-breaking box office performance with this incredible lineup, surpassing 10 billion naira in sales for the entire year 2024,” the article said in its conclusion.
