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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Twisters—the summer blockbuster starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos—dropped out of the weekend box office top 10 for the first time since its July release.
—
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
After this weekend, domestic box office ticket sales are 12.4% behind the same point in 2023 and 25.4% behind 2019, according to Comscore.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
The film made around $63 million at the domestic box office in 1985 and became one of the most beloved family films of the 1980s, eventually inspiring recent projects like Stranger Things, Super 8, and the forthcoming Star Wars series Skeleton Crew.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
The cast did 357 performances, and the production was the longest-running play at the theater with the highest box office performance.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for box office 
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
After this weekend, domestic box office ticket sales are 12.4% behind the same point in 2023 and 25.4% behind 2019, according to Comscore.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
The film made around $63 million at the domestic box office in 1985 and became one of the most beloved family films of the 1980s, eventually inspiring recent projects like Stranger Things, Super 8, and the forthcoming Star Wars series Skeleton Crew.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
The cast did 357 performances, and the production was the longest-running play at the theater with the highest box office performance.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for box office
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'box office.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near box office
Cite this Entry
“Box office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20office. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share