In 2021, there were a total of 68 movie theaters in Nigeria. The State of Lagos had 26 cinemas, the highest number among all states. Overall, the South-West zone (known for the key cities of Lagos and Ibadan) of the country had the largest number of cinemas. One characteristic of movie theaters in anglophone West Africa 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.
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WarnerMedia, & FilmOne Entertainment. (July 7, 2022). Number of cinemas in Nigeria in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238071/number-of-cinemas-in-nigeria-by-state/
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WarnerMedia, FilmOne Entertainment. (2022). Number of cinemas in Nigeria in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238071/number-of-cinemas-in-nigeria-by-state/
WarnerMedia, and FilmOne Entertainment. "Number of Cinemas in Nigeria in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238071/number-of-cinemas-in-nigeria-by-state/
WarnerMedia & FilmOne Entertainment, Number of cinemas in Nigeria in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238071/number-of-cinemas-in-nigeria-by-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cinemas in Nigeria in 2021, by state [Graph], WarnerMedia, & FilmOne Entertainment, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238071/number-of-cinemas-in-nigeria-by-state/