box office receipts
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbox,officeandreceipt
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box
noun
uk/bɒks/us/bɑːks/
a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes ...
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office
noun
uk/ˈɒf.ɪs/us/ˈɑː.fɪs/
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or ...
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receipt
noun
uk/rɪˈsiːt/us/rɪˈsiːt/
something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have ...
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(Definition ofbox,officeandreceiptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I understand that box office receipts cannot be viewed as the sole and exclusive criterion for judging a film's success, but there must be an appropriate balance.
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Before any money is drawn for the cost of production of films and for the upkeep and maintenance of the cinemas the tax is levied on box office receipts.
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They have to give up a considerable portion of their box office receipts, which they would be able to retain if the tax were done away with.
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The machinery of payment is through the exhibitor, but all sides of the industry pay their share in proportion to the sharing of the box office receipts.
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There are no data readily available on which a reliable figure of cinemas whose average net box office receipts do not exceed £100 per week can be based.
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With only half of all box office receipts going back to the studio (the rest is given to theater owners), the film made about $88.5 million.
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The film did make $601,770 from foreign box office receipts.
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In 2012 the country became the second-largest market in the world by box office receipts.
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It opened to poor reviews and low box office receipts.
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During its three week run, it earned a total of $6,671 in box office receipts.
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The film has earned $30,039,392 worldwide in box office receipts since its release.
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It made over $300 million in worldwide box office receipts.
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Box office receipts were poor but the release of the film led to a flood of donations to the flying doctors.
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Box office receipts were also healthy, both domestically and internationally, and the film was ranked 19th in the year's moneymakers.
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The film's opening weekend box office receipts totalled $60,668, a thin $1,046 per venue.
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It opened to big box office receipts and good reviews, plus 362 performances, more than the original stage production.
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