Box-office
adj.joyful, energeticprofessional
What it means
Able to attract a large paying audience.
Reach for it when describing demonstrated commercial appeal in entertainment
The actor's box-office appeal helped the quiet film reach more theaters.
Choose between these
6- playful
crowd-pulling
the ability to attract many attendees is the central asset
not when Crowd-pulling is too casual for revenue reporting and does not require paid entry.
- everyday
wide public approval is the simple fact
not when Popular can describe free work and says nothing about ticket income.
- warm
exceptional mass commercial success deserves vivid praise
not when Blockbuster overstates steady profitability in a small market.
- professional
financiers can rely on the name or project to attract returns
not when Bankable is predictive and may rest on reputation rather than this work's sales.
- professional
commercial
market success rather than artistic intent is the contrast
not when Commercial can sound dismissive and does not prove strong ticket sales.
- professional
ticket-selling
the exact commercial behavior should remain visible
not when Ticket-selling is clumsy and may reduce a performer to revenue.
Said against
3- uncommercial
- poor-drawing
- box-office failure
It naturally appears in
3- box-office appeal
Her box-office appeal brought younger audiences to the repertory season.
- box-office success
The documentary became a box-office success through local screenings.
- box-office draw
The veteran comedian remains a reliable box-office draw.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective sense: commercially successful with audiences opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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