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The graph below shows the percentage of people going to cinemas in one European country on different days. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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The graph illustrates the ratio of customers going to theaters in a country in Europe throughout a whole week. 

Overall it is apparent that over the given period, the largest number of people went to cinemas on Saturday, whereas a gradual downward trend has shown on Wednesday. In contrast, on Friday, there were not any changes on the number of consumers in European cinemas. Apart from the days mentioned above, a consistent fluctuation of the percentage was recorded in the other days. 

To be specific, even though a slight dip in the percentage was present in 2003, it rose gradually till Saturday. The percentage on Monday quadrupled and reached a peak of 40% on Saturday. After 3 years, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday had the same percentage while it soared up by 15% on Saturday when the highest percentage was recorded among the other days. Finally in 2007, from Monday to Thursday the number of people varied continuously, meanwhile, the percentage rate during the weekends declined slightly compared to the previous year.