[size=14pt]Ije nets N47m from cinema[/size]
By Samuel Olatunji
Sunday, October 31, 2010


Nigerian’s movie exploit in cinema started with Through the Glass produced and directed by Stephanie Okereke, the movie was said to have grossed over N10 million. Figurine, by Kunle Afolayan followed with over N22 million and now Ije, the latest offering from US based Nigerian, Chimezie is said to have broken records by grossing over N47 million.



•Chineze Anyaene, producer and director of the movie


With this amount, said to have been grossed from six cinema houses, Ije is competing favourably with other Hollywood movies and no Nollywood movie has done anything close to that. For now, there are only few Hollywood movies in Nigeria that has done more than N47 million, among which is Avatar, which did over N80 million.

Ije was shown in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. And it became the longest running movie in cinema when it kept doing cinema runs for over three months and it kept packing the halls week after week. Ozone Cinema in Yaba was said to have sold the highest and cinema owners reluctantly pulled it from the screens.

The movie features Omotola and Genevieve; many attributed the success of the movie to the two actresses who are adjudged to be the leading light of African movie at the moment

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showpiece/2010/oct/31/showpiece-31-10-2010-004.htm

So upon all the hype, massive publicity and never before seen advertising, na only N47M the film do?

Rubbish!

semid4lyfe:

So upon all the hype, massive publicity and never before seen advertising, na only N47M the film do?

Rubbish!

On the contrary, it's quite impressive, considering it was generated from just 6 screens. Don't forget the Cinema might be "economical" with their sales figures.

N47 million is approximately $314,000.  But considering its Nigeria, the figure is quite impressive.

Do you know that "Salt" has made $346,000 in Nigerian cinemas?

Ije is competing favourably with other Hollywood movies

If am correct the budget for this movie is around $2m

Ola-Ray:

If am correct the budget for this movie is around $2m

@Ola-Ray
Then their still at loss becos it has made $314000 in Nigerian cinemas only.
I think they have plans to release it in other countries.