The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Sunday said that it generated N582 million from tickets sold across the country in April with Femi Adebayo’s King of Thieves the highest grossing indigenous-themed film to hit past the N200 million mark.

Its National President, Mr Patrick Lee, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

“The total ticket sales for the month of April across cinemas in Nigeria is N582,011,276.00.

“Comparing the sales with April 2021, there is an increase of 50 per cent as the sales for that was N388,420,832.00.

“22 Nollywood films shown in April accounted for 43 per cent of ticket sales, with King of Thieves as the outliner – 23 per cent, whereas 19 Hollywood films accounted for about 54 per cent with two films grossing over N50 million.

“Morbius and Sonic Hedgehog2, the latter becoming the biggest animation of the year so far,” he said.

He revealed the top five highest grossing films for the month of April as: The King of thieves, Morbius, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and the Blood Covenant.

“King of Thieves opened with the highest ticket sales for a Nollywood film in 2022, so far, It also became the highest grossing indigenous-themed film and only the 10th Nollywood film to hit past the N200 million mark,” Lee said.

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