The chart illustrates the proportion of citizens in four age groups who visited the cinema at least once a month in a particular nation from 1978 to 2008. Overall, there was an increase among people aged over 35. Additionally, despites some fluctuations in all four age categories, the order of figures remains unchanged.
People aged 14-24 had the highest cinema attendee rates over the period. Starting at 92% in 1978, the percentage witnessed slight fluctuation until 1998, followed by a decline in 2008 (88%). Meanwhile, the 25-34 age group experienced a significant drop to 60% in 1988, but it recovered to 80%, the same figure as that of the year 1978. it remained stably before decreasing to end the period at roughly 76%.
Age groups 35-49 and over had lower figures of cinema visitors compared to the younger cohorts. The former started at 60% in 1978 and saw a fluctuating upward trend in 1998 (70%), then slightly dropped to around 68% in the last year of the period. Similar change can be seen in the figure for senior group, beginning at just above 40% in 1978 and experienced a remarkable fall to 30% in 1988, but it peaked at approximately 51% towards the end of the period.