Question: The table on the next page shows the top 10 films of all time through July 2015, measured by box office receipts in the United

The table on the next page shows the top 10 films of all time through July 2015, measured by box office receipts in the United States, as well as several other notable films farther down the list.

Total Box Office Receipts Rank Film Year Released CPI $760,507,625 Avatar 2009 215 Titanic 658,672,302 1997 161 Jurassic

The CPI in 2015 was 238. Use this information and the data in the table to calculate the box office receipts for each film in 2015 dollars. Assume that each film generated all of its box office receipts during the year it was released. Use your results to prepare a new list of the top 10 films, based on their earnings in 2015 dollars. (Some of the films, such as the first Star Wars film, Gone with the Wind, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, were re-released to theaters several times, so their receipts were actually earned during several different years, but we will ignore that complication.)

Total Box Office Receipts Rank Film Year Released CPI $760,507,625 Avatar 2009 215 Titanic 658,672,302 1997 161 Jurassic World 628,700,000 2015 238 Marvel's The Avengers 623,357,910 2012 230 The Dark Knight 5 534,858,444 2008 215 Star Wars: Episode -The Phantom Menace 474,544,677 1999 167 Star Wars 460,998,007 1977 61 Avengers: Age of Ultron 8. 456,774,004 2015 238 The Dark Knight Rises 448,139,099 2012 230 441,226,247 10 Shrek 2 2004 189 1982 11 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial 435,110,554 97 79 Jaws 260,000,000 1975 54 1939 161 Gone with the Wind 198,676,459 14 183 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 184,925,486 1937 14 The Sound of Music 1965 257 158,671,368 32 101 Dalmatians 303 144,880,014 1961 30 LO

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