Just few months after a movie producer engaged it over an alleged scam, Silverbird Cinemas defrauded yet another top producer, Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan.
According to information gathered, Kunle Afolayan, has decided to go tough with some cinema operators in the country over high percentage charged by them on movies shown in their cinemas. Kunle also alleged that most cinema operators in Nigeria are killing the movie industry with the high percentage they now charge for movies shown at their cinemas.
We gathered that Kunle decided to hit hard on the big screens investors because according to him, cinema operators now collect as high as 70 percent of gross profit on movies shown at their cinemas while movie owners take 30 percent.
Although when we contacted Kunle on the phone to confirm the story, he agreed to it and said it was true. He said that consultations were going on in reaching a compromise on the matter.
However other cinema operators have denied collecting that much of percentage like Kunle claimed.
According to information gathered, Kunle Afolayan, has decided to go tough with some cinema operators in the country over high percentage charged by them on movies shown in their cinemas. Kunle also alleged that most cinema operators in Nigeria are killing the movie industry with the high percentage they now charge for movies shown at their cinemas.
We gathered that Kunle decided to hit hard on the big screens investors because according to him, cinema operators now collect as high as 70 percent of gross profit on movies shown at their cinemas while movie owners take 30 percent.
Although when we contacted Kunle on the phone to confirm the story, he agreed to it and said it was true. He said that consultations were going on in reaching a compromise on the matter.
However other cinema operators have denied collecting that much of percentage like Kunle claimed.
Mr. Lee of Ozone Cinemas told our reporter that they in Ozone cinemas takes 50 percent of the gross profit for the first week a movie is shown at the cinema, 55 percent from second week, while 60 is charged from the third week upward.
Although Gistclan.blogspot.com investigation on Genesis Cinemas at Lekki reveals that the cinema runs a flat 50 percent from the gross profit between the cinema and movie producers from the first week to when it stops showing at the cinema.
As for Silverbird Cinemas our sources informed that they charge 50 percent in the first week, 55 percent from the second week, from the third week, it charges 60 percent, 65 percent from the fourth week while it charges 70 percent from the fifth week upwards.
According to what the anonymous source told us, most Nigerian movie producers are always told these terms before putting pen to paper. He wondered why somebody like Kunle Afolayan would lay such claims on them.
The source said some filmmakers like Kunle believe cinema operators should dance to the tunes of movie producers. In the new charges arrangement shown to gistclan.blogspot.com cinema operators now charge 50 percent for the first two weeks, which is not the same for foreign movies.
This new charges, we were told took effect two weeks ago.
Although Gistclan.blogspot.com investigation on Genesis Cinemas at Lekki reveals that the cinema runs a flat 50 percent from the gross profit between the cinema and movie producers from the first week to when it stops showing at the cinema.
As for Silverbird Cinemas our sources informed that they charge 50 percent in the first week, 55 percent from the second week, from the third week, it charges 60 percent, 65 percent from the fourth week while it charges 70 percent from the fifth week upwards.
According to what the anonymous source told us, most Nigerian movie producers are always told these terms before putting pen to paper. He wondered why somebody like Kunle Afolayan would lay such claims on them.
The source said some filmmakers like Kunle believe cinema operators should dance to the tunes of movie producers. In the new charges arrangement shown to gistclan.blogspot.com cinema operators now charge 50 percent for the first two weeks, which is not the same for foreign movies.
This new charges, we were told took effect two weeks ago.
The movie industry in Nigeria has received a massive boost since the reintroduction of the cinema culture in Nigeria. Most good producers now go for cinema movies as against the home video movies.
With this, what awaits the fast growing make-believe profession? One keeps thinking.
With this, what awaits the fast growing make-believe profession? One keeps thinking.
