Nigerians Spent More Money on Hollywood Movies Than Nollywood in 2023
Box office have released major projects in December Nigerian cinema-goers spent more money watching across the year 2023
FilmOne shared a list of last year’s highest-grossing films showcasing domestic and foreign projects on its Instagram page. It revealed the year’s top Nollywood performers as A Tribe Called Judah (₦794 million), Malaika (₦144 million), Orisa (₦128 million), Ada Omo Daddy (₦126 million), Merry Men 3 ₦119 million, Kesari (₦78 million), Something Like Gold (₦60 million), The Kujus Again (₦53 million), Afamefuna (₦51 million), and A Weekend To Forget (₦50 million).
The top-grossing Hollywood films were John Wick: Chapter 4 (₦367 million), Fast X (₦293 million), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (₦292 million), Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (₦253 million), Barbie (₦229 million), Creed 3 (₦146 million), The Little Mermaid (₦140.3 million), Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania (₦140 million), The Equalizer 3 (₦139 million), and The Marvels (₦138 million).
According to Box office,the data above shows Nigerians spent a total of ₦1.6 billion on Nollywood’s highest-grossing films of the year and ₦2.1 billion on Hollywood.