Nigerian filmmaker and movie director, Uduak Isong has lamented over the box office figures released by filmmakers on social media, saying it raises impractical expectations.
Her statements which has now been deleted, came hours after the producers of “The Wedding Party 2” proclaimed that the film had made 467 million naira to become the highest grossing Nollywood movie.
Uduak revealed that the figures often shared by filmmakers are misleading, stressing that they fail to state the budget and how much profit was made.
In addition, she noted that while the figures are great, they raise unrealistic prospects from investors.
Sometimes I’m not sure what you people seek, validation? If you people came in the time of the marketers who made millions, what would you people have done? Told the rest of us not to walk on the streets when you’re passing? Learn some humility guys. Let others sing your praises.”