How to Use box office in a Sentence
box office
noun- The box office will open at 10:00 a.m.
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The film also starred Leslie Mann and was a top film at the box office that year.
— Chloe Melas, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022 -
Plus, her movie made $340 million worldwide at the box office.
— Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022 -
The movie that almost missed out on a theatrical release has turned out to be one of the year's most notable box office hits and breathed new life into a franchise.
— Simon Thompson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 -
While the exact details of her deal aren’t known, John Wick grossed $87 million at the global box office.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The Woman King positively received both critically and at the box office.
— Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022 -
The musical broke several box office records and won a prestigious Olivier Award in London.
— Giana Levy, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024 -
The Eras Tour movie broke box office records for a concert film.
— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Dec. 2023 -
But the film was a box office success, and has since had a sequel.
— Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023 -
January tends to be a slow time of year at the box office.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Tickets can be bought at the Hall High box office or at hallhighjazz.com or pnj.ludus.com.
— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Many have struggled at the box office, but so have a lot of other shows.
— Michael Paulson, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023 -
The first Joker went on to make just over $1 billion at the global box office.
— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2024 -
Here’s why some of the biggest box office hits are often passed over at the Oscars.
— Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023 -
The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the billion-dollar milestone at the box office.
— Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022 -
And Avatar 2 has already passed $1.39 billion at the box office as of this writing.
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Jan. 2023 -
The first film made over $680 million at the global box office and has been streamed for over 1 billion hours on Disney+.
— Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 -
As black-and-gold jerseys mixed in with the overflow from the venue’s box office, one of the football guys asked what the line was for, and a patron told him.
— Marley Marius, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024 -
Booming box office There were some bright spots, though.
— Laura He, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024 -
The actress, singer, and all-around badass is always a box office success.
— Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023 -
The movie is expected to take in $175 million at the box office this weekend alone.
— Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Her are 11 Sundance films tat stood out and could become box office gold.
— Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Fighter has grossed over $43 million in 30 days at the global box office.
— Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 -
So what’s available this summer to light fresh box office fires?
— Bob Mondello, NPR, 31 May 2024 -
The safest way to get tickets is directly through Churchill Downs at the box office or online at KentuckyDerby.com.
— Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023 -
The trailer has already racked up more than 20 million views, so expect this to do well at the box office.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2023 -
Released at the end of July, the movie has made more than 10 times its $4.5 million budget at the global box office.
— Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023 -
YouTube And the connection is real, with horror movies proving to be box office gold over the years.
— Brianna Scott, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The movie broke box office records for a local film in Morocco and sold worldwide.
— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 May 2024 -
The Brat Pack — the group of young stars that dominated the ’80s box office — is getting the doc treatment from one of its own memebers.
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
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