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In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films.
Philippe Falardeau

Meaning of "box office" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOX OFFICE

box office play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOX OFFICE

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Box office is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOX OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

box office

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".

Definition of box office in the English dictionary

The first definition of box office in the dictionary is an office at a theatre, cinema, etc, where tickets are sold. Other definition of box office is the receipts from a play, film, etc. Box office is also the public appeal of an actor or production.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOX OFFICE

box chronometer
box clever
box coat
box cutter
box elder
box file
box girder
box jellyfish
box junction
box kite
box lunch
box number
box pleat
box seat
box set
box spanner
box spring
box stall
box the compass
box ticking

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOX OFFICE

back office
back-office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
office
out of office
Oval Office
Patent Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of box office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «box office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOX OFFICE

Find out the translation of box office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of box office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «box office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

票房
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taquilla
570 millions of speakers

English

box office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बॉक्स ऑफ़िस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شُبّاك التَذاكِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

билетная касса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilheteria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্স অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guichet de réservations
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Box office
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切符売場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매표소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Box office
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỗ bán vé
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரைப்பட நுழைவு சீீட்டு விற்பனையகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉक्स ऑफीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gişe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

botteghino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kasa biletowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

театральна каса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casă de bilete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταμείο θεάτρου ή κινηματογράφου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loket
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biljettkontor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

billettkontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of box office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX OFFICE»

The term «box office» is very widely used and occupies the 9.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about box office

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOX OFFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word box office.
1
Avi Arad
But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire.
2
Jason Bateman
My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.
3
Neve Campbell
My issue in the past with nudity was that these scenes had been written solely for box office draw.
4
Yash Chopra
I've been able to make some wonderful films, but sometimes you make films with great passion - great belief - and these films slightly don't work at the box office, and they become your favorite films.
5
Jackie Cooper
They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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Jackie Cooper
The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when that personality or that gimmick or whatever they had ran dry at the box office, they were dropped and out.
7
Vincent D'Onofrio
I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.
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Cecil B. DeMille
I win my awards at the box office.
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Blake Edwards
I reckon this could mean another 10 million at the box office.
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Philippe Falardeau
In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOX OFFICE»

Discover the use of box office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to box office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film ...
Throughout the book, Reiss redefines the process from a filmmaker's point of view empowering the reader to create unique strategies for their individual films. For more information please visit www.thinkoutsidetheboxoffice.com
Jon Reiss, 2010
2
Box office poison
This epic story of Sherman, Dorothy, Ed, Stephen, Jane, and Mr. Flavor is not to be missed.
Alex Robinson, 2001
3
Bop!: More Box Office Poison
BOP! reprints all of those short stories including all of the SPX/Expo Anthology shorts, the "Box Office Poison Kolor Karnival" (seen here in glorious black and white), and some extra goodies.
Alex Robinson, 2003
4
The Hollywood Reporter Book of Box Office Hits
A complete guide to Hollywood's top blockbuster films, from 1939 through 1995, details the five most successful movies of each year
Susan Sackett, 1996
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BOX OFFICE ARCHAEOLOGY: Refining Hollywood's Portrayals of ...
The book should be of interest to introductory archaeology and American history classes, courses on film and popular culture, and to a general audience. Alternate Selection, History Book Club.
Julie M Schablitsky, 2012
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Box Office Poison
What happens when exquisitely beautiful elves start getting all the roles in Hollywood?
Phillipa Bornikova, 2013
7
Sarah Dessen: From Burritos to Box Office
Looks at the life and works of Sarah Dessen, discussing the themes and characters found in her works.
Wendy J. Glenn, 2005
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From Box Office to Ballot Box: The American Political Film
Given the complexity and expense of making and distributing a film, the process of filmmaking is by its very nature a political process.
M. Keith Booker, 2007
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Too Bold for the Box Office: The Mockumentary from Big ...
Individually, each of these essays looks at a given instance of mockumentary parody and subversion, examining the ways in which each calls into question our assumptions, pleasures, beliefs, and even our senses.
Cynthia J. Miller, 2012
10
Open Wide: How Hollywood Box Office Became a National Obsession
Looks at the summer's biggest blockbuster weekend to reveal how movies have become the products of instantaneous mass consumption and to explore the multi-million-dollar battle over box-office revenue.
Dade Hayes, Jonathan Bing, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOX OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term box office is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's why July 4 was a box office dud
It turns out that the day of the week that July 4 falls on can have a huge impact on how movies perform at the box office around the holiday. «CNBC, Jul 15»
2
Inside Out finally beat Jurassic World at the box office
Box office numbers for the holiday weekend are trickling in, and Jurassic World has finally fallen to second place. It wasn't some new, ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Box office: With 'Terminator Genisys' and 'Magic Mike XXL,' notes …
“Jurassic World” continued its unconscious run atop the summer box-office heap, and "Inside Out" came to play, while new releases ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
China Box Office: Homegrown 'Monk' Beats 'Jurassic World'
Farewell, My Concubine director Chen Kaige's martial arts movie Monk Comes Down The Mountain took the top spot in the Chinese box-office ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Amy Winehouse documentary breaks box office records
A remarkable initial box office performance has given a substantial awards push to Asif Kapadia's documentary about the late singer Amy ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Overseas Box Office: 'Sardaar Ji' 2nd Weekend Business is Better …
Punjabi movie "Sardaar Ji" (Sardar Ji) continued to rock the overseas box office as it topped the international business, beating new Tamil ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
7
Broadway Box Office 7/6: Independence Day Wallops Great White …
(The much-lauded dance show is only the most recent in a series of revivals to struggle at the box office.) Wolf Hall played its final week with ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
8
'Terminator' falls to 'Jurassic World' at holiday-weekend box office
owned CMCSA, -0.37% Universal Studios, with an estimated $30.9 million in domestic box-office revenue, is looking to hold off the Walt Disney ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Chennai Box Office Collection: 'Papanasam' beats 'Terminator …
Kamal Haasan and Gauthami starrer "Papanasam" was in the top position at the Chennai box office last weekend, pushing Hollywood movie ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
10
China Box Office: Foreign Movies Have Upper Hand
Foreign movies dominated the first six months of the year in the world's second-biggest film market, taking 53.5 percent of the box office largely ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Box office [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/box-office>. Apr 2024 ».
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