The two grapghs illustrate cinema attendance as a precentage of the Australian population and the amount of the money spent on cinema tivkets, measured in Australian dollars, from 1980 to 2015.
Overall, both cinema attendance and expenditure on tickets show an upward trend over the 35-year period, with spending increasing more drammatically than attendance.
1890, about 35% of Australians went to the cinema, and this figure rose steadily to nearly 60%by 2005. There was a slight decline after that, but attendance remained above 60% until 2015. Fluctuatations were observed around 2000 and 2010, but the general trend was upward.
Spending on cinema tickets started at around 250 AUD in 1980 and grew gradually until the early 2000s, reaching approximately 500 AUD. After that point, expenditure surged significantly, almost tripling to over 1100 AUD by 2015. The sharpestrise occured between 2010 and 2015.
While attendance increased moderately, the amount of money spent grew disproportionately, indicating rising ticket prices or increased frequency of visits per person in the later years.