The line graph illustrates how cinema attendance and spending on cinema tickets changed in terms of percentage of population and Australian dollars over a period of 35 years, from 1980 to 2015.
Overall, it can be seen that both cinema attendance and spending increased over time. While money spent on cinema tickets showed an upward trend, the attendance percentage fluctuated moderately throughout the period.
At the beginning of the period, cinema attendance stood at around 36%. Over the next 10 years, it rose gradually to reach approximately 44% in 1990. Meanwhile, spending on cinema tickets showed a contrasting trend, rising steadily from around 200 AUD to about 400 AUD over the same timeframe.
In contrast, cinema ticket spending experienced a noticeable surge, starting at just over 400 AUD in 2000 and peaking at approximately 1200 AUD in 2015. By the end of the period, the amount spent had increased threefold compared to the starting point, indicating a significant rise in cinema-related expenditure. It is also worth noting that cinema attendance reached a high of nearly 70% around 2010 before slightly falling.
In summary, while money spent on tickets consistently grew, attendance rates showed a more volatile pattern, suggesting that rising costs did not necessarily lead to proportional increases in attendance.