https://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/evo/index.html?deploymentId=59965221595478200378394318&dockAppUid=101&eISBN=9780357131596&id=1… 1/2
Chapter 2:
Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Displays: Case Problem 2 Movie Theater Releases
Book Title: Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel
Printed By: Brenda Amaya-Garcia (brenda.amayagarcia@udc.edu)
© 2021 Cengage Learning, Cengage Learning
Chapter Review
Case Problem 2 Movie Theater Releases
The movie industry is a competitive business. More than 50 studios produce hundreds of new movies for theater release each year, and the financial success of each movie varies considerably.
The opening weekend gross sales ($ millions), the total gross sales ($ millions), the number of theaters the movie was shown in, and the number of weeks the movie was in release are common variables used to measure the success of a movie released to theaters. Data collected for the top 100 theater movies released in 2016 are contained in the file Movies2016 (Box Office Mojo website). Table 2.20 shows the data for the first 10 movies in this file.
Table 2.20
Performance Data for Ten 2016 Movies Released to Theaters Movie Title Opening
Gross Sales ($ Million) Total Gross Sales ($ Million) Number of Theaters Weeks in Release Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
155.08 532.18 4,157 20
Finding Dory 135.06 486.30 4,305 25
Captain America: Civil War 179.14 408.08 4,226 20
The Secret Life of Pets 104.35 368.38 4,381 25
The Jungle Book 103.26 364.00 4,144 24
Deadpool 132.43 363.07 3,856 1
https://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/evo/index.html?deploymentId=59965221595478200378394318&dockAppUid=101&eISBN=9780357131596&id=1… 2/2
Movie Title Opening Gross Sales ($ Million) Total Gross Sales ($ Million) Number of Theaters Weeks in Release Zootopia 75.06 341.27 3,959 22 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
166.01 330.36 4,256 12
Suicide Squad 133.68 325.10 4,255 14
Sing 35.26 270.40 4,029 20
Managerial Report
Use the tabular and graphical methods of descriptive statistics to learn how these variables contribute to the success of a motion picture. Include the following in your report.
1. Tabular and graphical summaries for each of the four variables along with a
discussion of what each summary tells us about the movies that are released to
theaters.
2. A scatter diagram to explore the relationship between Total Gross Sales and Opening Weekend Gross Sales. Discuss.
3. A scatter diagram to explore the relationship between Total Gross Sales and Number of Theaters. Discuss.
4. A scatter diagram to explore the relationship between Total Gross Sales and Number of Weeks in Release. Discuss.
Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Displays: Case Problem 2 Movie Theater Releases
Book Title: Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel
Printed By: Brenda Amaya-Garcia (brenda.amayagarcia@udc.edu)
© 2021 Cengage Learning, Cengage Learning
© 2021 Cengage Learning Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may by reproduced or used in any form or by any means –
graphic, electronic, or mechanical, or in any other manner – without the written permission of the copyright holder.
