3.26 Movie Money Does the opening weekend adequately predict the success or failure of a new movie? In 2001, 36 movies were investigated in Entertainment Weekly, and the following variables were recorded. "I The movie's first weekend's gross earnings (in millions of dollars) The movie's total gross earnings (in millions of dollars)

a. How would you describe the relationship between the first weekend's gross and the total gross?

b. Are there any outliers? If so, explain how they do not fit the pattern of the other movies.

c. Which dot represents the movie with the best open- ing weekend? Did it also have the highest total gross?

d. The film Pearl Harbor opened on a three-day week- end. Does that help explain its position in relation to the other data points?

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300 250- Rush Hour 2- 200- Total Gross (in millions of dollars) 150- 100 T 50- 10 20 30 40 50 1st Gross (in millions of dollars) Pearl Harbor 50 70 - 80