Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - Actor, producer and reality TV star, Pere Egbi has revealed how he made severe losses on his latest film project, corroborating his colleague, Femi Branch’s claims about the challenges faced by filmmakers in Nigerian cinemas.
Pere shared his personal experience with his film, “The Silent
Intruder,” which he claimed was unfairly maligned by cinema operators.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday afternoon, December 31, Pere Egbi
thanked his colleague Femi Branch for speaking out on the issue and revealed
that he had planned to wait until the end of January 2025 to take action.
He claimed that he spent over N150 million of his personal funds on
producing “The Silent Intruder” and borrowed an additional N11 million from a
friend in London.
According to Pere, he spent over N200 million in total but the film only
made N53 million in cinemas, of which he was given just N8 million.
He expressed frustration that the film had not been picked up by
streaming platforms like Netflix or Prime Video, despite being released in
cinemas almost 11 months ago.
Pete stated that he had to leave Nigeria and return to America to work
and pay back the loan he took to finance the film.
He also threatened to release the film on YouTube if nothing changed by
the end of January 2025.
He wrote on Instagram:
“Dear Femi Branch, I came across your video, and I want to say thank you
for speaking out on this issue. Every single thing you said is pure facts.
Honestly, I was planning to wait until the end of January 2025 before making
any moves, but at this point, I’m saying, “F*** it, let’s go!”
“This nonsense some cinemas do—hiding films, poor screen times—it
happened to The Silent Intruder, my film. I spent over 150 million naira of my
personal funds just on production, borrowed another 11 million naira from a
friend in London, and still ended up being shown shege by cinemas. Imagine
spending over 200 million naira (pre-production to post-production), and the
film only made 53 million naira in cinemas. Out of that, I personally got just
8 million naira.
“It’s been almost 11 months since its release, and I’ve seen no Netflix
or Prime Video deal. Meanwhile, films that premiered alongside mine are already
streaming. Because of all this mess, I had to leave Nigeria and return to
America to work, just so I can pay back the kind-hearted woman who lent me the
money.
“At this point, I don’t care about being blacklisted. If nothing comes through by the end of January, I’ll release the film on YouTube myself. Enough is enough
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