box office
noun
the office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets are sold.
box offices
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pluralof box office.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Warner Bros.’ child-friendly film shattered all expectations, scoring the highest ever opening for a video game adaptation, injecting new life into domestic box offices with a $157 million weekend opening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
The new Marvel film dominated box offices in North America - where Bridget Jones is not getting a cinema release.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
The film is moving toward a $100-million run at box offices worldwide, its production company, Bhadrakali Pictures, said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Pop singer Taylor Swift ruled movie box offices over the weekend as her concert film transformed darkened theaters into dance floors and hauled in an estimated $126 million-plus around the world.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023
It was a vast open-air hall with wooden benches, a velvet curtain with Greek masks, and three box offices in the shape of lions' heads, through whose mouths the tickets were sold.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
