the place at a theatre, cinema/movie theater, etc. where the tickets are soldThe 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.Wordfindertheatreartistic director,auditorium,balcony,box office,circle,director,foyer,stage,the stalls,theatreCollocationsCinema/the moviesWatchinggo to/take somebody to (see) a film/moviego to/sit in(British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theaterrent a film/movie/DVDdownload/stream a film/movieburn/copy/rip a DVDsee/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailerShowingshow/screen a film/moviepromote/distribute/review a film/movie(British English)be on at the cinemabe released on/come out on/be out on DVDcaptivate/delight/grip/thrill the audiencedo well/badly at the box officeget a lot of/live up to the hypeFilm-makingwrite/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplaydirect/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequelmake a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action moviedo/work on a sequel/remakefilm/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)compose/create/do/write the soundtrackcut/edit (out) a scene/sequenceActinghave/get/do an auditionget/have/play a leading/starring/supporting roleplay a character/James Bond/the bad guyact in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remakedo/perform/attempt a stuntwork in/make it big in Hollywoodforge/carve/make/pursue a career in HollywoodDescribing films the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something) the camera focuses on something/lingers on somethingshoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-upuse odd/unusual camera anglesbe filmed/shot on location/in a studiobe set/take place in London/in the ’60shave a happy ending/plot twistOxford Collocations Dictionarybox-office + noundraw,hit,smash,…prepositionat a/the box officephrasesdo badly, well, etc. at the box officeSeefull entrySee related entries:In the theatre,Showing films
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