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Nollywood outshines Hollywood in Nigerian Cinemas
Some Nigerian movies like Kemi Adetiba’s ‘The Wedding Party’ and AY Makun’s ‘A Trip To Jamaica’ films made more money than Hollywood movies in Nigerian cinema across the country in 2016.
Despite its release in December, The Wedding Party made N203 million according to figures obtained by TNS. A Trip to Jamaica finished the year with N178.5 million overall, while the critically unsuccessful Batman vs Superman accumulated N140 million.
The two movies made the highest grossing Nollywood film above Batman V Superman, who also made the highest grossing movie in 2016, making the third place on the chart of the films that made the most money in Nigerian cinema in 2016.
However, all the other spots on the top 10 were taken by Hollywood blockbusters bar the final spot which Izu Ojukwu’s ’76 sneaked into having realised N72 million during its run.
See the top 10 films and figures below:
1. The Wedding Party – N203 million
2. A Trip to Jamaica – N178.5 million
3. Batman v Superman – N140 million
4. Captain America – N119 million
5. Suicide Squad – N116 million
6. London Has Fallen – N90 million
7. Doctor Strange – N85 million
8. Gods of Egypt – N80 million
9. Mechanic Resurrection – N75 million
10. ’76 – N72 million
Figures provided by FilmOne Distribution
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