Task1

The charts show the percentage of the Australian and British cinema markets in 2000 and cinema attendance in Britain and Australia from 1980 – 2000.

Overall, American films took the majority in shows in both Britain and Australian cinemas, on the other hand, the attendance is rising.

Chart 1 show that approximately 80% of films shown in Britain were American films and almost 70% in Australia. 21% of films shown in Britain were British and 5% of films shown in Australia. Finally, 5% of films shown in Britain were Australian and almost 20% were British.

Chart 2 illustrates the attendance in terms of millions in Britain and Australia. In Britain the attendance fluctuated to 1990 the rose up to 150 million. On the other hand, in Australia the line shows a slight decrease in attendance the first 2 years then it started to level out in the next eight years. In the next ten years it increased to 90 million.

To sum up, American films are popular in both countries and the attendance in the cinema are rising.