The Total Worldwide Box-Office Receipts for a Long-Running Blockbuster Movie

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Essay

The total worldwide box-office receipts for a long-running blockbuster movie are approximated by the function where is measured in millions of dollars and is the number of months since the movie's release.
What are the total box-office receipts after the first month? The second month? The third month? Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary. What will the movie gross in the long run (when is very large)?
$ __________ million

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