The motion picture industry is a competitive business. More than 50 studios produce a total of 300 to 400 new motion pictures each year, and the financial success of each motion picture varies considerably. Gross sales for the opening weekend, the total gross sales, the number of theaters the movie was shown in, and the number of weeks the motion picture was open are common variables used to measure the success of a motion picture. Data collected for a sample of 100 motion pictures produced in 20XX are contained in the file named Movies , linked at the bottom of the page. Use all 100 data points. Rank Movie Title Opening Gross Total Gross Theaters Weeks 1 Marvel's The Avengers 207,438,708 623,357,910 4,349 22 2 The Dark Knight Rises 160,887,295 448,139,099 4,404 21 3 The Hunger Games 152,535,747 408,010,692 4,137 24 4 Skyfall 88,364,714 304,360,277 3,526 17 5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 84,617,303 303,003,568 4,100 19 6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 141,067,634 292,324,737 4,070 16 7 The Amazing Spider-Man 62,004,688 262,030,663 4,318 15 8 Brave 66,323,594 237,283,207 4,164 30 9 Ted 54,415,205 218,815,487 3,303 17 10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 60,316,738 216,391,482 4,263 19 11 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 70,217,070 214,030,500 3,769 21 12 Wreck-It Ralph 49,038,712 189,422,889 3,752 26 13 Lincoln 944,308 182,207,973 2,293 24 14 MIB 3 54,592,779 179,020,854 4,248 15 15 Django Unchained 30,122,888 162,805,434 3,012 20 16 Ice Age: Continental Drift 46,629,259 161,321,843 3,886 30 17 Snow White and the Huntsman 56,217,700 155,332,381 3,777 14 18 Les Miserables (2012) 27,281,735 148,809,770 2,927 14 19 Hotel Transylvania 42,522,194 148,313,048 3,375 22 20 Taken 2 49,514,769 139,854,287 3,706 20 21 21 Jump Street 36,302,612 138,447,667 3,148 15 22 Argo 19,458,109 136,024,128 3,247 28 23 Silver Linings Playbook 443,003 132,092,958 2,809 29 24 Prometheus 51,050,101 126,477,084 3,442 15 25 Safe House 40,172,720 126,373,434 3,121 14 26 The Vow 41,202,458 125,014,030 3,038 14 27 Life of Pi 22,451,514 124,987,023 2,946 35 28 Magic Mike 39,127,170 113,721,571 3,120 13 29 The Bourne Legacy 38,142,825 113,203,870 3,753 13 30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 27,335,363 103,860,290 3,500 20 31 Rise of the Guardians 23,773,465 103,412,758 3,672 20 32 Zero Dark Thirty 417,150 95,720,716 2,946 15 33 Flight 24,900,566 93,772,375 2,638 15 34 Think Like a Man 33,636,303 91,547,205 2,052 11 35 The Campaign 26,588,460 86,907,746 3,302 15 36 The Expendables 2 28,591,370 85,028,192 3,355 14 37 Wrath of the Titans 33,457,188 83,670,083 3,545 13 38 Jack Reacher 15,210,156 80,070,736 3,352 13 39 Dark Shadows 29,685,274 79,727,149 3,755 14 40 Parental Guidance 14,554,053 77,267,296 3,368 21 41 John Carter 30,180,188 73,078,100 3,749 16 42 Act of Valor 24,476,632 70,012,847 3,053 15 43 This Is 40 11,579,175 67,544,505 2,931 10 44 Contraband 24,349,815 66,528,000 2,870 9 45 Looper 20,801,522 66,486,205 2,993 14 46 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection 25.

1. The motion picture industry is a competitive business. More
than 50 studios produce a total of 300 to 400 new motion
pictures each year, and the financial success of each motion
picture varies considerably. Gross sales for the opening
weekend, the total gross sales, the number of theaters the movie
was shown in, and the number of weeks the motion picture was
open are common variables used to measure the success of a
motion picture. Data collected for a sample of 100 motion
pictures produced in 20XX are contained in the file named
Movies
, linked at the bottom of the page. Use all 100 data points.
Rank
Movie Title
Opening Gross
Total Gross
Theaters
Weeks
1
Marvel's The Avengers
207,438,708
623,357,910
4,349
22
2
The Dark Knight Rises
160,887,295
448,139,099
4,404
21
3
The Hunger Games
152,535,747
408,010,692
4,137
24

2. 4
Skyfall
88,364,714
304,360,277
3,526
17
5
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
84,617,303
303,003,568
4,100
19
6
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
141,067,634
292,324,737
4,070
16
7
The Amazing Spider-Man
62,004,688
262,030,663
4,318
15
8
Brave
66,323,594
237,283,207
4,164
30
9
Ted
54,415,205
218,815,487
3,303
17

3. 10
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
60,316,738
216,391,482
4,263
19
11
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
70,217,070
214,030,500
3,769
21
12
Wreck-It Ralph
49,038,712
189,422,889
3,752
26
13
Lincoln
944,308
182,207,973
2,293
24
14
MIB 3
54,592,779
179,020,854
4,248
15
15
Django Unchained
30,122,888
162,805,434
3,012
20

4. 16
Ice Age: Continental Drift
46,629,259
161,321,843
3,886
30
17
Snow White and the Huntsman
56,217,700
155,332,381
3,777
14
18
Les Miserables (2012)
27,281,735
148,809,770
2,927
14
19
Hotel Transylvania
42,522,194
148,313,048
3,375
22
20
Taken 2
49,514,769
139,854,287
3,706
20
21
21 Jump Street
36,302,612
138,447,667
3,148
15

5. 22
Argo
19,458,109
136,024,128
3,247
28
23
Silver Linings Playbook
443,003
132,092,958
2,809
29
24
Prometheus
51,050,101
126,477,084
3,442
15
25
Safe House
40,172,720
126,373,434
3,121
14
26
The Vow
41,202,458
125,014,030
3,038
14
27
Life of Pi
22,451,514
124,987,023
2,946
35

6. 28
Magic Mike
39,127,170
113,721,571
3,120
13
29
The Bourne Legacy
38,142,825
113,203,870
3,753
13
30
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
27,335,363
103,860,290
3,500
20
31
Rise of the Guardians
23,773,465
103,412,758
3,672
20
32
Zero Dark Thirty
417,150
95,720,716
2,946
15
33
Flight
24,900,566
93,772,375
2,638
15

7. 34
Think Like a Man
33,636,303
91,547,205
2,052
11
35
The Campaign
26,588,460
86,907,746
3,302
15
36
The Expendables 2
28,591,370
85,028,192
3,355
14
37
Wrath of the Titans
33,457,188
83,670,083
3,545
13
38
Jack Reacher
15,210,156
80,070,736
3,352
13
39
Dark Shadows
29,685,274
79,727,149
3,755
14

8. 40
Parental Guidance
14,554,053
77,267,296
3,368
21
41
John Carter
30,180,188
73,078,100
3,749
16
42
Act of Valor
24,476,632
70,012,847
3,053
15
43
This Is 40
11,579,175
67,544,505
2,931
10
44
Contraband
24,349,815
66,528,000
2,870
9
45
Looper
20,801,522
66,486,205
2,993
14

9. 46
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection
25,390,575
65,653,242
2,161
12
47
Battleship
25,534,825
65,422,625
3,702
11
48
Pitch Perfect
5,149,433
65,001,093
2,787
20
49
Mirror Mirror
18,132,085
64,935,167
3,618
20
50
Chronicle (2012)
22,004,098
64,575,175
2,908
18
51
Hope Springs
14,650,121
63,536,011
2,441
11

10. 52
Underworld Awakening
25,306,725
62,321,039
3,078
7
53
The Lucky One
22,518,358
60,457,138
3,175
13
54
The Dictator
17,435,092
59,650,222
3,014
10
55
Total Recall (2012)
25,577,758
58,877,969
3,601
9
56
Titanic 3D
17,285,453
57,884,114
3,674
9
57
American Reunion
21,514,080
57,011,521
3,203
8

11. 58
ParaNorman
14,087,050
56,003,051
3,455
20
59
This Means War
17,405,930
54,760,791
3,189
17
60
Project X
21,051,363
54,731,865
3,055
11
61
The Woman in Black
20,874,072
54,333,290
2,856
13
62
Paranormal Activity 4
29,003,866
53,921,300
3,412
11
63
The Devil Inside
33,732,515
53,261,944
2,551
11

12. 64
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
10,822,903
51,854,875
2,717
22
65
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
22,115,334
51,774,002
3,174
12
66
The Grey
19,665,101
51,580,236
3,208
12
67
Red Tails
18,782,154
49,876,377
2,573
20
68
The Possession
17,732,480
49,130,154
2,860
12
69
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
14,623,599
49,008,662
3,401
20

13. 70
Sinister
18,007,634
48,086,903
2,542
12
71
Beauty and the Beast (3D)
17,751,905
47,617,067
2,625
16
72
Savages (2012)
16,016,910
47,382,068
2,635
9
73
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
737,051
46,412,041
1,298
25
74
Moonrise Kingdom
522,996
45,512,466
924
23
75
Here Comes the Boom
11,816,596
45,290,318
3,014
18

14. 76
Red Dawn (2012)
14,276,668
44,806,783
2,781
13
77
The Three Stooges
17,010,125
44,338,224
3,482
18
78
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D)
22,469,932
43,456,382
2,655
15
79
Resident Evil: Retribution
21,052,227
42,345,531
3,016
8
80
The Cabin in the Woods
14,743,614
42,073,277
2,811
13
81
What to Expect When You're Expecting
10,547,068
41,152,203
3,021
11

15. 82
Finding Nemo (3D)
16,687,773
41,128,283
2,904
18
83
End of Watch
13,152,683
41,003,371
2,780
17
84
Rock of Ages
14,437,269
38,518,613
3,470
9
85
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
16,306,974
37,519,139
3,109
13
86
Lawless
10,001,982
37,400,127
3,138
13
87
The Guilt Trip
5,290,629
37,134,215
2,431
11

16. 88
That's My Boy
13,453,714
36,931,089
3,030
5
89
Trouble with the Curve
12,162,040
35,763,137
3,212
12
90
The Watch
12,750,297
35,353,000
3,168
12
91
Frankenweenie
11,412,213
35,291,068
3,005
21
92
Step Up Revolution
11,731,708
35,074,677
2,606
10
93
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
15,583,924
35,025,791
2,132
12

17. 94
Monsters, Inc. (3D)
4,774,686
34,043,006
2,618
19
95
2016 Obama's America
31,610
33,449,086
2,017
13
96
House at the End of The Street
12,287,234
31,611,916
3,083
13
97
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
11,137,734
31,051,126
3,358
14
98
Joyful Noise
11,225,190
30,932,113
2,735
10
99
Chimpanzee
10,673,748
28,972,764
1,567
16

18. 100
The Five-Year Engagement
10,610,060
28,835,528
2,941
8
Managerial Report
Prepare a report (see below) using the numerical methods of
descriptive statistics presented in this module to learn how each
of the variables contributes to the success of a motion picture.
Be sure to include the following three (3) items in your report.
Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, and standard
deviation) for each of the four variables along with an
explanation of what the descriptive statistics tell us about the
motion picture industry.
Use the z-score to determine which movies, if any, should be
considered high-performance outliers in each of the four
variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list
them and state for which category they are an outlier. Describe
which method you used to make your determination.
Descriptive statistics (correlation coefficient) showing the
relationship between total gross sales and each of the other
three variables. Evaluate the relationships between total gross
sales and each of the other three variables. Use tables, charts,
graphs, or visual dashboards to support your conclusions.
Your report must contain the following:
A title page in APA style.
An introduction that summarizes the problem.
The body of the paper should answer the questions posed in the
problem by communicating the results of your analysis. Include
results of calculations, as well as charts and graphs, where
appropriate.
A conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what
you have determined from the data and your analysis.
Submit your Excel file in addition to your report.