Box office
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- This article is about the movie term; Box Office is also the name of a magazine published since 1920.
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall, or at a wicket.
The term is often used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a synonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. This can be measured in terms of the number of people who see it or the amount of money raised by ticket sales. The projection and analysis of these earnings is very important for the creative industries and often a source of interest for fans.
Some complain that industry focus on profit has diminished the attention given to film as an art form. However, analysis of the financial success of films is very influential for the production and funding of future works.
There are numerous websites that monitor box-office receipts and profits, such as Box Office Mojo. For a list of films which are major box-office hits, see List of highest grossing films.
[edit] Colloquialism
Box office is also used as a London slang term for a pretty woman - eg "She's box office."
[edit] See also
- Box Office Mojo
- Box office bomb
- List of U.S. box office bombs
- List of biggest opening weekends
- List of highest grossing films
- List of highest-grossing films throughout history
- List of top actors by total box office gross
