The line graph gives the information on the proportion of monthly visits of cinema patrons according to age groups in three decades from 1978 to 2008. Overall, visiting the cinema was much more popular in younger age groups, with the age of 14-24 showing the highest percentage of attendance throughout the period in spite of a slight decline. The percentage of cinema visits of people at the age of 14-24 and 25-30 declined slightly while that of age 35-40 and 50 above experienced rising trends.
Looking at the 14-24 and 25-34 age groups, people who were at the former age group made up 90 percent of monthly visits to the cinema in 1978, which was consistently the highest even with decreasing slightly just below 90 percent in 2008. The 25-34 age group visitors maintained the second rate with 80 percent in the first year of the period and experienced a decline by 60 percent in 1988, which was the lowest point of its level. It stayed nearly unchanged before growing sharply and reaching its initial point, from around 60 percent to 80 percent of cinema visits in five years (between 1993 and 1998). After five years of stability from 1988 to 2003, the proportion of people by 25-34 age group attending the cinema showed a marginal decline, but it did not significantly affect its general pattern.
Moving to the age groups showing increases in their cinema visits, people who were at the age of 35-49 made up 60percent in 1978. After declining by 10 percent in 1988, there was an increase reaching 70 percent in total. The figure for cinema patrons who aged above their 50s was at the lowest point. It declined from 40 percent to 30 percent between 1978 and 1983, accounting for a third of total. Having declined it grew by just above 50 percent in the final year.