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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The first of Chu’s Wicked films debuted to critical acclaim and swiftly accrued more than $750 million at the global box office.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
As was the case the last couple of years, the overall domestic box office was down, 11 percent year over year this past quarter, but IMAX was up 29 percent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2025
Her genre work most notably includes box office hit The Others.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
But box office and awards only partly explain her appeal.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
As was the case the last couple of years, the overall domestic box office was down, 11 percent year over year this past quarter, but IMAX was up 29 percent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2025
Her genre work most notably includes box office hit The Others.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
But box office and awards only partly explain her appeal.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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