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What is playing across Nigerian cinema chains this week: Filmhouse, Silverbird, Genesis, EbonyLife, Viva, Kada and Magic Land. Nollywood releases and the Hollywood titles that reached Nigerian screens, with cinema availability by city so you can find a showing near you.

What is included

Cast and crew, language (English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Pidgin), genre and every cinema screening each film. Open a title for the cinemas by city. New releases are added as the chains publish their schedules, usually Thursday or Friday for the weekend.

Nollywood and Hollywood at the box office

Nollywood routinely outperforms Hollywood in Nigerian cinemas: domestic releases such as Battle on Buka Street, The Wedding Party, Brotherhood and A Tribe Called Judah have led the local box office. Hollywood sequels still draw, but Nigerian-language and Nigerian-context films dominate weeknights.