Ope Ajayi, National President of CEAN, in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said N363 million was total ticket
sales in all cinemas across the country for the month of June.
“However, there was a decline in ticket sales comparing the
month of May with June, as May had total ticket sales of N653,229,100.00 as
against N363,274,99.00 for June.
“Ticket sales dropped by about 44 per cent with June being
the least performing month in 2022 so far,” he said.
Ajayi said that the decline was due to the increased
rainfall and fuel scarcity in June, which discouraged cinema lovers from
visiting the cinema.
He expressed optimism that July sales would surpass the
previous months.
“20 Nollywood films shown in June accounted for 28 per cent
of total ticket sales, while 14 Hollywood films accounted for about 70 per
cent, with “Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom” and “Topgun Maverick” being the
major outliers.
“And comparing ticket sales in June 2022 (N363,274,999.00)
with 2021 (N381,993,015.00 ), box office revenue dropped year-on-year by 5 per
cent for the month of June while attendance dropped by 36 per cent.
“However, with the highly anticipated release of Thor Love
and Thunder, there tends to be a spike in patronage in the month of July.
“It is exciting to see the mind-blowing box office
performance of titles released in June,” he said.
Ajayi revealed that the top five highest grossing films in
June were “Jurassic World: Dominion”, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of
Madness”, “Top Gun: Maverick, “The Lost City” and “The Perfect Arrangement”.
He said the movies to be released into the cinemas in the
month of July were: “Survivors”, “Minion: Rise of GRV”, “Yahoo Plus”, “Thor:
Love and Thunder”, ” Vanity”, “The Gray Man”, “Money Miss Road”, “Nope”,
“Tiger’s Tail”, “Choke”, “League of Super Pets” and “Hey You”.
“Like we all anticipated, “Jurassic World Dominion” led the
park with over N88 million within date range, to consolidate on the continued
monstrous performance of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.
“This month, the train moves to Hollywood again, piloted by
“Walt Disney” and “Marvel”, who are bringing us the fourth installment of the
Thor franchise-Thor Love and Thunder,” he said.
(NAN)