Definitions for box office
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. box officenoun

   total admission receipts for an entertainment

2. box office, ticket office, ticket boothnoun

   the office where tickets of admission are sold

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. box officenoun

   A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema

2. box officenoun

   the total amount of money paid by people worldwide to watch a movie at cinemas/movie theaters.

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1. box office

   A box office refers to the place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event such as a film, play, concert, or any other kind of entertainment show. It can also refer to the total amount of money generated through ticket sales for such events.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Box office

   A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket. By extension, the term is frequently used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a synonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. The term can also mean factors which may influence this amount, as in the phrases "good box office" and "bad box office".

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Box Office

   At one time only the private boxes at a theatre could be booked in advance; hence the term.

Matched Categories

1. • Office
   • Receipts

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of box office in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of box office in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of box office in a Sentence

1. Seán O'Casey:

   The drama's altar isn't on the stage: it is candle-sticked and flowered in the box office. There is the gold, though there be no frankincense or myrrh; and the gospel for the day always The Play will Run for a Year. The Dove of Inspiration, of the desire for inspiration, has flown away from it; and on it's roof, now, the commonplace crow caws candidly.

2. Domestic Theatrical Distribution Jim Orr:

   Among all of the sequels and all of the explosions of the summer, this is a very charming, original, whimsical musical romance with iconic music and amazing performances... (and direction), all of that adds up to a great, great run at the domestic box office.

3. Emma Stone:

   I've been lucky enough to have equal pay to my male costars. Not 'lucky.' I've had pay equal to my male costars in the past few films. but our industry ebbs and flows in a way that's like, 'How much are you bringing into the box office?' 'How much are you the draw or is the other person the draw?'.

4. Paul Dergarabedian:

   Its already in territory that nobody thought it would get to. Its achieved a box office that is above the wildest expectations of the studio and analysts, even if the box office stopped right now its an absolute, unqualified success.

5. Lanny Poffo:

   When you look at somebody like James Cameron, the greatest director of them all. And he’s got the two greatest box office attractions, 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' and they are both love a love song to tobacco.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=box office
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Box_Office
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=box office
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=box office