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" In the US the word "box office" tends to be used more in the abstract. That is, there would be no such thing as a brick and mortar box office, but rather, the term would typically be used like in the following: They had a good box office (good ticket sales). It was a box office smash (great attendance).
- " In the US the word "box office" tends to be used more in the abstract.
- That is, there would be no such thing as a brick and mortar box office, but rather, the term would typically be used like in the following: They had a good box office (good ticket sales).
- It was a box office smash (great attendance).
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In the US this would be a "ticket window." In the US the word "box office" tends to be used more in the abstract. That is, there would be no such thing as a brick and mortar box office, but rather, the term would typically be used like in the following:
They had a good box office (good ticket sales).
It was a box office smash (great attendance).
They had a good box office (good ticket sales).
It was a box office smash (great attendance).
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Where I live the terms are interchangeable. Nevertheless, I hear 'box office' more often in the context of more upscale venues. Some people would say that you go to a ticket window for movie tickets, but to a box office for tickets to an opera.
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