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Referring to 'box office' with 票房 (piàofáng)
Structure
Time/Modifier + 票房
Explanation
票房 (piàofáng) means 'box office' and refers to the revenue generated by ticket sales for films, shows, or events. It is widely used in entertainment industry reporting and everyday discussion about movies. It can be modified by time words or adjectives to describe box office performance.
Examples
这部电影上映第一周票房就突破了十亿。
zhè bù diànyǐng shàngyìng dì yī zhōu piàofáng jiù tūpòle shí yì.
This movie's box office broke through one billion in just its first week of release.
今年暑假档的票房总体表现不太好。
jīnnián shǔjià dǎng de piàofáng zǒngtǐ biǎoxiàn bú tài hǎo.
The overall box office performance of this year's summer season hasn't been very good.
导演对这部新片的票房成绩非常满意。
dǎoyǎn duì zhè bù xīn piān de piàofáng chéngjì fēicháng mǎnyì.
The director is very satisfied with the box office results of this new film.