Box Office Maths

Weekend takings, seat ratios, inflation on cinema tickets and festival merch — youth cinema culture as GCSE number work.

Reference data updated 8 July 2026.

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Number of questions 5 8 10 12 14

Topic focus All topics Ratios and seat allocation Inflation and percentages Fractions and surveys Merchandise and takings Mean and weekend charts

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Topics covered

• Ratios for cinema seat allocation
• Compound inflation on ticket prices
• Fractions from age-rating surveys
• Mean, range and per-screen takings