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Welcome! To a website dedicated to the emerging world of Nollywood. The Nigerian movie industry, now famously called “Nollywood”, is one of the most rapid growing businesses in the world (Onishi, 2002; Tucker, 2005). Though Nigerian movies have been produced since the 1960’s the industry experienced an dramatic spike in sales and production in the year 2003. The videos contain mediocre acting and are hastily produced, yet the videos are becoming the number one source of entertainment for Africans all over the world. The Nollywood industry produces an astounding 200 films a month, beating out Hollywood and Bollywood in production numbers. The boost in Nigerian movie sales has benefited the country of Nigeria. Millions of jobs have been created because of the demand for more movies, slightly improving Nigeria’s economy. Nollywood has also produced movies stars that are now recognized all over the world. To learn more about Nollywood, please look around this page and enjoy!