The graph below gives information about cinema attendance in Australia between 1990 and the present, with projections to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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among Australians in four age groups over two decades

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from 1990.

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, all groups exhibited upward trends, except for the 25–34 age category, and teenagers consistently recorded the highest participation. In 1990, the 14–24

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led with 90%, followed by adults aged 25–34 at about 60%.

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among teenagers dipped slightly to 88% in 1992,

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climbed sharply to a peak of 95% in 1996 before falling by 6% two years later.

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figure remained steady at around 90% for the following decade, and

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rose to the highest point of 98% in 2010.

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for 25–34s rose modestly to 80% in 2002 but declined over the

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eight years, ending at 72%. Elderly people had the lowest

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rate, with only 40% in 1990

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roughly half that of teenagers and 20% lower than the middle-aged

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. Their rate increased gradually to 50% by 1994, fluctuated slightly until 2002, and

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climbed slowly to reach 60% in 2010. Meanwhile, the 35–49

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rose significantly to 70% by 1994, fluctuated for several years, and

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grew strongly after 2002.

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overtook the 25–34s in 2006 and finished as the second-highest at 85% in the final year.