Nigeria’s box office slowed in September, closing at just over N900 million in grosses, the second-lowest monthly total of 2025.

The month was widely expected to underperform given its release schedule, but two titles helped lift results above expectations: Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and The Conjuring: Last Rites. Both imported movies delivered robust returns, driving admissions and offsetting the quieter performance of local titles.

September’s N900 million haul represents a clear decline from August, when cinemas recorded N1.1 billion on 192,314 admissions, and from July’s strong N1.23 billion with 208,435 tickets sold.

July and August were buoyed by sustained momentum from major summer releases, particularly Fantastic Four and Superman, which dominated charts across multiple weeks.

With September closing under the N1 billion benchmark, industry attention now turns to October. Historically a stronger month due to holiday traffic and tentpole releases, distributors are banking on upcoming premieres to reestablish the billion-naira run that defined the May-to-August window.