The two line graphs present a comparative analysis of cinema attendance trends in Australia alongside the corresponding expenditure on cinema tickets from 1980 to 2015.
Overall, cinema attendance exhibited a notable upward trajectory over the specified period, while the financial outlay on tickets demonstrated a pronounced increase.
Initially, from 1980 to 1985, cinema attendance experienced a modest rise, increasing from approximately 40% to 42%. Concurrently, the expenditure on tickets rose from around AUD 200 to AUD 250. Progressing into the 1990s, while the ticket price stabilized near AUD 400 by 1990, attendance surged markedly to approximately 50%. The period leading up to 2008 witnessed a remarkable peak in cinema goers, achieving nearly 70% around 2010, although this figure slightly receded to approximately 65% by 2015.
In terms of financial expenditure, a steady ascent was observed as ticket spending escalated significantly from AUD 200 in 1980, to over AUD 400 by 2000. By 2015, expenditure reached just below AUD 1200, indicating a continuous and steep growth. Interestingly, despite the ticket prices remaining steady from 2000 to 2008, the audience figures continued to rise until 2010, reflecting a divergence in spending patterns. Notably, after the peak point in 2010, the audience numbers began to decline, contrasting with the sustained increase in expenditure throughout the entire period, particularly between 2007 and 2015, when ticket prices surged with increasing frequency.