BOX OFFICE Definition & Meaning

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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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51�Թ� 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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“Given that the Asia Pacific region accounted for nearly 40% of global box office revenue in 2024, this poses serious concerns for studios reliant on global success,” Hancock wrote in a research note this week.

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The box office numbers come despite reviews for the film being mostly underwhelming.

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The theatrical box office is struggling to find its footing in a world where movie-going habits and studio strategies have changed since the pandemic.

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He’d previously served as New Line’s president of production until he was fired in 2001 after a run of box office flops.

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Kilmer's real career breakthrough came the following year, when he appeared in Top Gun, one of the biggest box office hits of the 1980s.

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