Half of a Yellow Sun grosses N280m

The worldwide release of the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, has generated about N280,000,000 from cinema release, TV sales rights, online viewing and in-flight viewing.
The movie, which generated a lot of public debate after its release was suspended by Nigeria Films and Vidoes Censors Board in April, will be released across 17 Nigerian cinemas on August 1.
The journey of Half of a yellow Sun to the cinema has not been all rosy, as the NFVCB refused to classify the movie in a move that some people felt was political, while the Board insisted that some aspects of the movie could incite religious unrest.
After a lot of meetings, intrigues and public outcry, which attracted international attention, the Board eventually classified the movie and gave the go ahead for a cinema release.
The movie, which had been released in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, had so far generated over N280,000,000.
The amount, according to a source close to the producer, was made from cinema release, sales for in-flight rights, sales for Television Rights and Online Viewing, totalling One million Pounds.