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| box office | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an office at a theatre, cinema, etc, where tickets are sold |
| 2. | the receipts from a play, film, etc |
| 3. | a. the public appeal of an actor or production: the musical was bad box office |
| b. (as modifier): a box-office success | |
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Idioms & Phrases
box office
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The office where seats for a play, concert, or other form of entertainment may be purchased, as in Tickets are available at the box office. It is so called because originally (17th century) it was the place for hiring a box, a special compartment of theater seats set aside for ladies. [Second half of 1700s]
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The financial receipts from a performance; also, a show's relative success in attracting a paying audience. For example, You may not consider it great art, but this play is good box office. [c. 1900]
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