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box-office
box officen.1. A booth, as in a theater or stadium, where tickets are sold.2. a. The drawing power of a theatrical entertainment or of a performer; popular appeal.b. A factor influencing this power: Notoriety is usually good box office.3. Total attendance for an entertainment; turnout.4. The amount of money received from ticket sales for an entertainment.
[So named because it was originally an office for the booking of boxes in a theater.]
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