The bar charts compare the percentages of four film genres released and the proportions of cinema tickets sold for these genres in a European country in 1996 and 2006. Overall, drama accounted for the largest proportion of films released in both years, whereas romance remained the least common genre. By contrast, comedy and fantasy accounted for the highest percentages of ticket sales, while romance had the lowest ticket sale.
Regarding the percentages of films released, drama remained the most common genre, increasing from 30% in 1996 to approximately 34% in 2006. Similarly, the proportion of comedy films rose from 20% to 25%. Fantasy also increased from about 4% to 7%, whereas the figure for romance remained stable at 5% in both years.
Regarding the percentage of tickets sold, comedy remained the most popular genre, increasing from around 23% in 1996 to 25% in 2006. Similarly, the proportion of fantasy tickets sold rose sharply from approximately 12% to around 24%. By contrast, the figures for drama and romance decreased from around 14% to 12% and from about 9% to 6%, respectively.
