BOX OFFICE


Meaning of BOX OFFICE in English

noun

BOX-OFFICE + NOUN

▪ draw , hit , smash , success

▪ failure , flop

▪ gross ( AmE ), numbers , receipts , takings ( esp. BrE )

Box-office receipts for the movie have hit $50 million.

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the ~

Tickets are available at the ~.

PHRASES

▪ do badly, well, etc. at the ~

The musical has done very well at the ~ ( = a lot of tickets have been sold ).

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