The two bar charts provide data on the proportion of films released and the corresponding share of cinema ticket sales, categorized by four genres, for the years 1996 and 2000.
Overall, Drama was the most frequently released film genre in both years, whereas Comedy consistently accounted for the highest percentage of ticket sales. It is also notable that the popularity of most genres increased across both metrics, with the exception of Romance.
Looking at film releases, Drama was the most common genre, increasing its share from approximately 27% in 1996 to 35% in 2000. Comedy, the second most frequent release, also grew from 20% to 25%. A similar upward trend was seen for Fantasy, which rose from about 12% to 16%. In contrast, Romance was the least common genre, and its proportion remained stable at around 6%.
Turning to ticket sales, Comedy was the highest-grossing genre, with its share rising from 20% to 23%. Drama, despite being the most released, was the second highest in sales, showing a minimal increase from 16% to 17%. Fantasy films, while a small portion of the market, more than doubled their sales share from 3% to approximately 7%. Conversely, sales for Romance films, already low at 5% in 1996, fell to just 2% by 2000.