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box office

noun

the office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets are sold.
Theater.
1. receipts from a play or other entertainment.
2. entertainment popular enough to attract paying audiences and make a profit:
  This show will be good box office.

box-office

[ boks-aw-fis, -of-is ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to the box office or to the business and commercial aspects of the theater:
a box-office window; box-office receipts; a box-office attraction.

box office

noun

an office at a theatre, cinema, etc, where tickets are sold
the receipts from a play, film, etc
1. the public appeal of an actor or production
  the musical was bad box office
2. ( as modifier )
  a box-office success

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Word History and Origins

Origin of box office¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Origin of box office²

First recorded in 1805–15; adj. use of box office

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Pictures release opened strongly at the Easter weekend box office, earning $45.6 million and exceeding expectations.

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“Sinners,” the highly anticipated period drama delivering a mashup of horror, music and vampires, scored a solid opening, topping the holiday box office with $45.6 million.

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That includes 2023’s “Sound of Freedom” from distributor Angel Studios, which made more than $250 million worldwide at the box office.

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You’ve spent the cash to boost this movie’s opening weekend box office, helping to create a new ripple in its larger story.

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Curve has doubled its box office receipts over the past decade.

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