Box-office
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fɪs, -ˌɒf adjective
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.
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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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Example sentences
They are rewarded as fine achievements in box-office hits.
Success breeds success, one of the reasons so many new movies resemble previous box-office hits.
Box-office receipts so far this year are higher than last year.
Lately, he has perhaps been a more reliable presence in the tabloids than at the upper reaches of the box-office charts.
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