box office
noun
1
a
: an office (as in a theater) where tickets of admission are sold
b
: income from ticket sales (as for a film)
2
: the ability (as of a show) to attract ticket buyers
also
: something that enhances that ability
any publicity is good box office
Examples of box office in a Sentence
The box office will open at 10:00 a.m.
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This story has been updated with final box office tally.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, that weekend, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl hit Number One at the domestic box office.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Two movies followed in 2011 and 2014, both of which topped the UK box office.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
In the years after the movie's box office success, Chain Saw was eventually changed to Chainsaw and the franchise released nine sequels, prequels and spinoffs.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, that weekend, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl hit Number One at the domestic box office.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Two movies followed in 2011 and 2014, both of which topped the UK box office.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
In the years after the movie's box office success, Chain Saw was eventually changed to Chainsaw and the franchise released nine sequels, prequels and spinoffs.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for box office
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“Box office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20office. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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