The accompanying time-series plot of movie box office totals (in millions of dollars) over 18 weeks of summer for both 2001 and 2002 appeared in USA Today (September 3, 2002):

Patterns that tend to repeat on a regular basis over time are called seasonal patterns. Describe any seasonal patterns that you see in the summer box office data. Hint: Look for patterns that seem to be consistent from year to year.

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Giving at the box office Box office comparisons for the 2001 summer of 2002 vs.2001 -2002 「 Week 18 $1366 | | $300 Week 1 $250 ,/ $200 $150 $100 $215.1 in millions) Week 18: S109.0 Week 1 550 H s139.6 0 Week 1 Week 18E I-projected Source: Nielsen EDI By Karl Gelles, USA TODAY