What Happened in 2020 NGN Box Office ??

The Story⚡

2020 has been an eventful year here at the Nigerian Box office. From Movie reveals, the Covid 19 disrupt, record  smashers and of course movies that that were sadly postponed.

Here is a timeline of how it all happened.

Jan 11^th – NFVCB stops sugar rush from showing in cinemas

Jan 24^th – Sugar Rush is back and hits N211 million.

Jan 24^th – legend of Inkpi opened N7.4 Million.

Feb 2^nd – Bad boys 3 hit N107 million.

Feb 2^nd – Merry men 2 hit N230 million.

Feb 9^th – Birds of Prey nets N 15.66 million.

Feb 19^th – DOD title reveals cast and time travel premise.

Feb 19^th – Kambili announced for June debut

Feb 27^th – 1^st coronavirus case found in Nigeria.

Feb 28^th – Who’s the boss opens N10.50 Million.  

March 8^th – invincible man hits N6.5 million opening

March 8^th – The photograph hits N 4.1 million opening

March 17^th – Namaste Wahala title Postponed away from April.

March 19^th – My spy crushes N17.66 million in 7 days

March 26th – Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot scores N15.74 opening weekend

March 26^th – Unroyal sips N1.60 in 7 day run.

March 30^th – Nationwide  Lockdown.

May 6th – La Femme Anjola reveals new teaser

August 11^th – Lockdown Lifted

Sept 11^th – Cinemas gets green light to re-open

Sep 13^th –  Box office nets horrendous N6.9 Million 

Sept 20^th – Lagos allows cinema operators to re-open

Sept 27^th – Tenet fails at the box office. Domestic and worldwide

Oct 1^st – First New Nollywood movie debuts – Toyin Abrahams Fate of Alakada

Oct 4^th – Fate of Alakada hits N17.39 Million

Nov 13^th – Rattlesnake TAS scores double digit opener , opens N13 Million

Dec 4^th – First Nollywood Clash

Dec 4th – HBO Max reveals same day debut date for 2021 warner movies.

Dec 11^th – 5 Nollywood movies clash opening weekend

Dec 11^th – First Nigerian Animation makes a cinema run.

Dec 13th – Quams’s Money scores double digit opener, Nets N13 Million 

Dec 16^th – Wonder Woman 1984 opens N32 million

Dec 25^th – Omo Ghetto The saga sold out on Christmas Day

Dec 27^th – Omo Ghetto The saga dominates end of the year B.O with N124 Million opener

and the finale: NGN Box Office rounds off with a N158 Million Theatrical weekend Cume – Record High pre and post lockdown

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