In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle talk about recent box office updates on Godzilla vs. Kong and the early release of F9 in China. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle chat with Moses Babatope, the Group Executive Director at Filmhouse Cinemas and Co-Founder and Managing Director of FilmOne Entertainment—an independent entertainment company focused on the distribution and production of film within and outside the Nigerian territory. They discuss the evolution of the local exhibition landscape both before and during the pandemic, with an emphasis on how local content and robust social media marketing has helped keep theaters afloat.Could you give us your feedback? Survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Nigeria Box Office Year Book - 2020
How The Fate of Alakada Succeeded in Nigeria
Godzilla vs. Kong Crosses $300M Overseas
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:39 Godzilla vs. Kong is still topping domestic and international box office
03:43 Updates on some movie titles release dates
05:52 International piracy concerns on F9’s early release in China
10:27 The state of the Nigerian exhibition market the past years
14:40 Despite 70%+ drop in box office, new cinema are screening films
17:16 Marketing Nollywood films in Nigeria
20:25 How The Fate of Alakada found success in Nigeria
23:22 Piracy becoming an issue because of title release delays