West Africa field workplace grosses N15.6 billion in 2025
West Africa’s movie market closed 2025 with a outstanding N15.6 billion in field workplace income, with Nollywood and Hollywood titles practically equal in market share.
In response to Filmone Leisure information launched on January 6, 2026, the area recorded 2.79 million admissions throughout 248 new releases, together with 81 Nollywood movies, 92 Hollywood blockbusters, and 52 Indian titles, screened in 122 cinemas throughout Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia.
Nollywood secured a 49.4% market share, narrowly edging Hollywood’s 48.8%, whereas Ghana and Liberia accounted for the remaining 7.2%.
The common ticket worth stood at N5,596, displaying the sturdy urge for food for cinema regardless of ongoing {economic} pressures.
Main the cost in 2025, FilmOne Leisure emerged because the highest-grossing distributor, powered by the comedy-drama “Behind The Scenes,” which has amassed N1.77 billion and stays in cinemas. Hollywood’s prime performers included action-packed franchises reminiscent of “Sinners” (N775.8M), “Superman” (N493M), and “Mission: Not possible – The Closing Reckoning” (N372.6M).
Native hits continued to shine, with Nollywood comedies and dramas like “All people Loves Jenifa” (N758.5M), “Gingerrr” (N522.9M), and “Oversabi Aunty” (N480.1M) displaying each viewers loyalty and rising sophistication in homegrown productions. SilverBird Cinema Ikeja retained its place because the highest-grossing cinema, drawing audiences for each native and worldwide releases.
With 14 Nollywood titles surpassing N100 million in 2025, West Africa’s cinema market demonstrates that native productions are thriving alongside worldwide blockbusters. As the brand new 12 months unfolds, the area’s audiences are poised for sequels, animated adventures, and recent Nollywood choices, signaling much more development for the West African field workplace.
Nairametrics beforehand reported that the West African field workplace crossed a serious threshold, producing greater than N10 billion in ticket gross sales by the tip of August 2025.
The determine displays a pointy 58% improve from the N6.4 billion recorded throughout the identical interval final 12 months, displaying the rising energy of Nollywood and the nation’s cinema tradition.
Admissions additionally surged, reaching 1.84 million, up 16% from 1.59 million at this level in 2024.
Within the first half of the yearv2025, the field workplace posted N7.75 billion, a 66% improve from the earlier 12 months. That momentum carried into the third quarter, pushing the cumulative tally past N10 billion by the tip of August.
By comparability, Nigeria’s field workplace for 2024 reached a record-breaking N11.58 billion, a 60% improve from 2023’s N7.35 billion, pushed largely by Nollywood blockbusters like Funke Akindele’s “All people Loves Jenifa,” which earned over N1 billion.
December 2024 was the strongest month, contributing N2.8 billion, and 15 Nollywood titles surpassed N100 million, cementing the trade’s rising industrial affect.