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box office Definition

box office

noun

  1. a place where admission tickets are sold, as in a theater
  2. ☆ Informal
    1. the power of a show or performer to attract a paying audience
    2. a show, etc. considered with regard to this power

box office Usage Examples

Converse of object

take: Young star Alex Pettyfer is set to take the box office by storm.

Modifies a noun

  • success: Bollywood now feels that produce a sexually explicit movie and you will have a box office success, Julie ensured that.
  • record: Dirty Dancing â The Classic Story On Stage originally opened in Australia in 2005, where it broke box office records.
  • hit: The new DVD titles include recent box office hits like Magic Roundabout, Hitch, Team America and Robots, all for £ 9.99.
  • gold: The result is box office gold rather than kryptonite.
  • sale: Odeon is the UK's largest chain with 75 cinemas and 464 screens accounting for 20 per cent of box office sales.
  • number: The box office number is ( 01403 ) 750220.

Preposition: by

storm: Young star Alex Pettyfer is set to take the box office by storm.

Noun used with modifier

ICA: Tickets for events can be purchased at the ICA box office ( 020 7930 3647 ) or by visiting their website.

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