box office

noun

/ˈbɒks ɒfɪs/

/ˈbɑːks ɑːfɪs/

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the place at a theatre, cinema, etc. where the tickets are sold
- The movie has been a huge box-office success (= many people have been to see it).
- Box-office receipts have exceeded expectations.
- The musical has done very well at the box office.
- Tickets are available at the box office.
Wordfinder
- artistic director
- auditorium
- balcony
- box office
- circle
- director
- foyer
- stage
- the stalls
- theatre
Collocations Cinema/the movies
Cinema/the moviesWatching
- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
Showing
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
Topics Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
box-office + noun
- draw
- hit
- smash
- …
preposition
- at a/the box office
phrases
- do badly, well, etc. at the box office
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单词	box office
释义	box office noun /ˈbɒks ɒfɪs/ /ˈbɑːks ɑːfɪs/ jump to other results the place at a theatre, cinema, etc. where the tickets are sold The movie has been a huge box-office success (= many people have been to see it). Box-office receipts have exceeded expectations. The musical has done very well at the box office. Tickets are available at the box office. Wordfinder artistic director auditorium balcony box office circle director foyer stage the stalls theatre Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching go to/take somebody to (see) a film go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater rent a film/DVD download/stream a film burn/copy/rip a DVD see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer Showing show/screen a film promote/distribute/review a film (British English) be on at the cinema be released on/come out on/be out on DVD captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience do well/badly at the box office get a lot of/live up to the hype Film-making write/co-write a film/script/screenplay direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie do/work on a sequel/remake film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something) compose/create/do/write the soundtrack cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence Acting have/get/do an audition get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role play a character/James Bond/the bad guy act in/appear in/star in a film/remake do/perform/attempt a stunt work in/make it big in Hollywood forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood Describing films the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something) the camera focuses on something/lingers on something shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up use odd/unusual camera angles be filmed/shot on location/in a studio be set/take place in London/in the ’60s have a happy ending/plot twist Topics Film and theatreb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionarybox-office + noun draw hit smash … preposition at a/the box office phrases do badly, well, etc. at the box office See full entry
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