New movie releases such as “Everybody Loves Jenifa” and “Alakada! Bad and Boujee” have pushed Nigerian cinemas to record ticket sales of over ₦1 billion in one week.
According to Nile Media Entertainment Group data, tickets worth ₦1.02 billion were sold between December 20 and 26, 2024, a record high for Nigerian cinemas. “Today, we’re proud to share an incredible milestone: the Nigerian box office has crossed 1 billion Naira in a single week in 2024,” the independent entertainment company stated.
BusinessDay reveals that a breakdown of the numbers across the week revealed that December 26 was the highest-grossing day in box office history, with ticket sales totalling ₦256.4 million. More than 47,500 tickets were sold on said day, making it the third-highest day for ticket sales behind 55,449 on December 26, 2019, and 52,563 on December 26, 2018.
“Everybody Loves Jenifa” continued its impressive run, becoming the first movie to gross over ₦100 million in a single day, surpassing its previous record of ₦89.8 million. Within the week, four titles soared past ₦25 million in one day, five titles hit ₦15 million in a day, six titles grossed ₦10 million in one day, and eight titles grossed over ₦5 million.
