box office

noun

1

a

: an office (as in a theater) where tickets of admission are sold

b

: income from ticket sales (as for a film)

2

: the ability (as of a show) to attract ticket buyers

also : something that enhances that ability

any publicity is good box office

Examples of box office in a Sentence

The box office will open at 10:00 a.m.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2022, Avatar: The Way of Water made $246 million at the China box office. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025

Tickets, priced between $75 and $299, are available now via the BSO website or at the Meyerhoff box office. —Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025

With the market tanking and worry exploding all around, affordable escapism soon will be having a boffo moment at the Broadway box office. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025

In 2024, the biggest American film release in China was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, also from Warner Bros and Legendary, which eventually raked in $132M at the Chinese box office. —Sara Merican, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for box office

• interoffice

Kids Definition

box office

noun

: an office in a public place (as a theater or stadium) where admission tickets are sold