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Box Office Meaning: Revenue, Counter & Examples (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：ticket sales revenue (Box office)
Box office
/bɑːks ˈɔːfɪs/
n.
The amount of money a movie, play, etc., makes from selling tickets.
ticket sales revenue
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/ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz ˈrevənjuː/
n.
The total amount of money generated from selling tickets for a movie, play, or other performance.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Box (container) + office (service), from 18th-century theater ticket booth.
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine a physical box where all ticket money is kept; the 'box office' is that box.
📖 Example
The new superhero movie broke box office records in its first weekend.
The new superhero movie set new records in ticket sales during its opening weekend.
🔗 Collocations
box office hit – A highly successful movie in terms of ticket sales.
box office bomb – A movie that fails financially, earning very little from ticket sales.
box office receipts – The total amount of money collected from ticket sales.
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
box-office (adj.) – Related to the commercial success of a film or show.
📖 Cultural Story
In 18th-century theaters, a small box-shaped booth served as the ticket office, hence 'box office'. Over time, it came to denote both the location and the revenue from ticket sales.
Meaning 2：ticket counter (Box office)
Box office
/bɑːks ˈɔːfɪs/
n.
The place in a cinema or theatre where you buy your tickets.
ticket counter
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/ˈtɪkɪt ˈkaʊntər/
n.
The specific physical counter or window in a cinema or theater where tickets are sold to customers.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
She asked at the box office if there were any seats left for the evening show.
She inquired at the ticket counter whether any seats were still available for the evening performance.
🔗 Collocations
box office window – The opening in the counter where tickets are handed out.
box office queue – A line of people waiting to buy tickets.
box office attendant – The person who sells tickets at the counter.
🔄 Synonyms
ticket booth (n.) – A small enclosed structure where tickets are sold.
ticket desk (n.) – A desk or counter in a venue for ticket sales.
ticket counter (n.) – A counter in a cinema or theater where tickets are purchased.
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