Percentage change in box office revenue in Nigeria and South Africa 2020
In 2020, the box office revenue generated in Nigeria decreased by 73 percent compared to 2019. Similarly, South Africa's box office dropped by 82 percent. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cinemas had to close. In Nigeria, they reopened in September 2020. Similarly, in South Africa movie theaters were closed for five months, after the country introduced a hard lockdown in March 2020.