The chart A illustrates the films screened in the UK and Australia in 2001; while the give line graph B depicts the cinema admissions in the UK and Australian from 1976 to 2006. Overall, US Films accounted for the largest proportion of cinema market; whereas Australian Films experienced the lowest. Regarding cinema admissions, it is obvious that the UK cinema attendance was much higher than Australia.
Chart A describes the share of the UK and Australian cinema market in 2001. In both countries, films made in the US dominated the films industry, with approximately 66% in Australia and 76% in the UK. The figure for UK Films was ranked the second percentage in the Uk accounting for 21%, but it was only 5% in Australia. On the other hand, while Australian Films was 11% in the UK, there was 2% – the lowest percentage of Australian Films in Australia. Films from other countries experienced 13% and 3% in Australia and UK respectively.
Chart B demonstrates cinema admissions in the UK and Australia since 1976. Starting at 100 million in 1976, the UK cinema admissions slightly increase in the following years, at around 130 million in 1979. The proportion witnessed a sharp decline from 1980 and reached the lowest point in 1984 (about 55 million). From 1985, the figure increase continuously before reaching a peak at nearly 180 million in 2000; then the proportion minimally decreased to approximately 159 million at the end of the period. By contrast, there was a fluctuation in Australia’s cinema admissions. In 1976, the figure for Australian cinema admissions stood at around 22 million and fluctuated until 1990. Since 1990, the figure witnessed rapid growth, with around 70 million in 1999 and ended at nearly 60 million in 2006.