Ratios & Percentages Exercises

Example 1

Using the following table of movie ticket sales, what was the ratio of weekend gross sales for New Moon to The Blind Side?

Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)

December 4-6, 2009

TitleDistributorWeekend Gross SalesCumulative Gross Sales# of Theaters
The Blind SideWarner Bros Pictures$20,440,000$129,264,0003326
The Twilight Saga: New MoonSummit Entertainment$15,704,000$255,639,424 4124
BrothersLionsgate Films$9,700,000$9,700,000 2088
Disney's A Christmas CarolWalt Disney Pictures$7,520,000$115,006,0002546
Old DogsWalt Disney Pictures$6,901,000$33,934,0003425
ArmoredSony Pictures$6,600,000$6,600,0001915
2012Sony Picture$6,600,000$148,787,0003220
Ninja AssassinWarner Bros. Pictures$5,030,000$29,790,0002503
Planet 51Sony Pictures$4,300,000$33,966,0002904
Everybody's FineMiramax Films$4,027,000$4,027,0002112

Example 2

Using the table from the first problem, what ratio of the top ten movies were distributed by Sony Pictures?

Example 3

Using the table from the first problem, what ratio of 2012's cumulative gross sales was earned during the weekend of December 4 to December 6?

Example 4

Using the table from the first problem, what was the ratio of movie theaters showing The Blind Side to theaters showing New Moon?