The line graph compares the percentage of four age brackets who visited the cinema in the USA between 2000 and 2011.
What is most striking when looking at the data is the significant growth in cinema attendance across all age groups over the given period. Notably, the 15-24 age group tended to watch movies more often compared to other groups, while the 35 and over cohort visited the cinema less frequently.
At the outset, cinema attendance was generally low, with under 20% of people visiting the cinema. The highest attendance was among the 15-24 age group, approximately at 15%, whereas merely 1% of the 35 and over age bracket visited the cinema. The figure for the former age group increased consistently to 30% by 2004, and varied from 35% to 50% before reaching a peak of 55% in 2010. In contrast, the latter group witnessed a stable upward trend, reaching 13% in 2011, with a marginal drop in 2008.
Thereafter, the 7-14 age cohort experienced a dramatic increase in cinema attendance, following a similar trajectory to the 25-35 age group. In 2000, 10% of 7-14 year-olds visited the cinema, while the figure for the 25-35 age bracket was twofold lower. The participation rates for both groups fluctuated greatly before reaching 30% and nearly 23% between 2006 and 2008. There was a brief dip mid – period, dropping by 5 percentage points. By the next annum, both groups exhibited a more pronounced increase around 32% and close to 40%, before they swung shapely. The notable change is 2 age classes intersected at 30% at the end of the year