The first bar chart displays the development of film production across four different genres in 1996 and 2000, while the following chart provides data about the proportion of cinema tickets sales withing the same time period.
Overall, it is prominent that while drama was the most popular type of film in terms of the volume of released movies, comedy accounted for the lion’s share of actual ticket sales in both periods. It is also noticeable that romance consistently generated the lowest costumer interest, whereas fantasy experienced the most significant rise in ticket sales by the end of the given period.
In terms of released movies, drama was the leading genre in 1996, accounting 25 percent, before showing a steep increase to 35 percent in 2000. Similarly, the proportion of comedies experienced an increase from 20 to 25 percentages over the same timeframe. In contrast, the figures for romance remained stable at exactly 5 percentages, while fantasy saw a steep growth from 11 to 15 percentages.
Regarding cinema ticket sales, a completely different patter emerged, with comedy taking the leading position with 20 and 22 percentages in 1996 and 2000. Even though, drama was the most common released genre, it captures only the second largest market part, hovering around 16 and 17 percentages in 1996 and 2000. The most dramatic rise was recorded in the fantasy fan sector, where ticket sales almost doubled from 3% to 7%, while the absolute reverse of this trend could be registered in romance sector, which dropped from 5% to 2%.