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In 2022, there were a total of ** movie theaters in Nigeria. Most of them were situated in Lagos. Indeed, the South West had around ** percent of all cinemas in Nigeria. The South-South zone of the country had the second largest number of cinemas. Box office revenue in the South-South states accounted for about ** percent of all the box office income in Nigeria. Eventually, the North-East had only *** cinema in 2022. 

The success of Nollywood

Nigeria has a huge movie industry and one of the largest worldwide. The main Nigerian cinematography sector is called Nollywood. Nollywood movies were the most valuable productions in anglophone West-Africa (Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana) in 2021, followed by Hollywood. In this region, no film industry releases as many productions as does Nollywood. Among the most successful Nigerian movies in 2022, there are Brotherhood, King of Thieves, Battle on Buka Street, and Ijakumo.

Large theaters, high prices

One characteristic of movie theaters in Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana is the size of their facilities. The biggest cinemas in these countries are mostly found in Nigeria and Ghana, while movie theaters in Liberia are quite smaller. Currently, the largest movie theaters are situated in the capital cities of Abuja and Accra, with two Silverbird Cinemas counting around and seats, respectively. Overall, Silverbird Cinemas belongs together with other companies like Lighthouse, Filmhouse, and Genesis to the largest cinema chains in English-speaking West-Africa. In 2022, the average price for a movie ticket across Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria was Naira. The tickets are, in relation to people's average salaries, quite expensive.