The line charts compare the cinema attendants in Australia and the amount of money spent on cinema tickets between 1980 and 2015. Overall, cinema attendance in Australia showed a general upward trend, rising steadily as a percentage of the population. It is also worth noting that, the amount of money spent on cinema tickets increased significantly over the same period. Especially after 2005, despite some fluctuations in the early years.
Focusing on the number of cinema visitors in Australia, 30% of individuals went to the cinema in 1980. Then, this figure grew steadily to almost 43% in early 1990 before experiencing a slight decrease to 41% in 1990. Thereafter, in the early 2000s, that figure witnessed a continuous increase to 52%, but by the 2000s this share had seen a moderate decline to 49%, fluctuating between 50% and 70% in the last 15 years.
Meanwhile, money expenditure on cinema tickets increased significantly, particularly after 2005. In the initial year, 200 million AUD was spent by visitors. Then, this figure grew steadily, reaching 400 million AUD In 1990 and then, it experienced a slight decline to approximately 390 million AUD between 2005 and 2010 years, before experiencing a significant increase to an all-time high of 1200 million AUD in the final year.