| 1. | the office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets are sold. |
| 2. | Theater.
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[boks-aw-fis, -of-is] 
| of or pertaining to the box office or to the business and commercial aspects of the theater: a box-office window; box-office receipts; a box-office attraction. |
| box office n.
[So named because it was originally an office for the booking of boxes in a theater.] box'-of'fice (bŏks'ô'fĭs, -ŏf'ĭs) adj. |
box office
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]
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]