revenue generated by this industry in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria. Hollywood production held over 70 percent of the total share. However, Nollywood, the main Nigerian movie production, was the second largest film industry in this region.
In 2019, the most successful Nollywood movie in anglophone West-Africa was Living in Bondage (Breaking Free). This Nigerian production recorded a gross box office revenue of some 415 thousand U.S. dollars in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria. Nollywood productions added up to 147, while Hollywood counted 89 releases. Nevertheless, Hollywood movies accounted for the largest share of Leading 20 Nollywood movies released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (GBO in thousand U.S. dollars)
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WarnerMedia, & FilmOne Entertainment. (March 13, 2020). Leading 20 Nollywood movies released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (GBO in thousand U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185683/leading-nollywood-movies-in-anglophone-west-africa/
WarnerMedia, und FilmOne Entertainment. "Leading 20 Nollywood movies released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (GBO in thousand U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185683/leading-nollywood-movies-in-anglophone-west-africa/
WarnerMedia, FilmOne Entertainment. (2020). Leading 20 Nollywood movies released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (GBO in thousand U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185683/leading-nollywood-movies-in-anglophone-west-africa/
WarnerMedia, and FilmOne Entertainment. "Leading 20 Nollywood Movies Released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (Gbo in Thousand U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185683/leading-nollywood-movies-in-anglophone-west-africa/
WarnerMedia & FilmOne Entertainment, Leading 20 Nollywood movies released in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria as of 2019 (GBO in thousand U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185683/leading-nollywood-movies-in-anglophone-west-africa/ (last visited February 27, 2021)