票房 (piàofáng) Box Office
Usage:
“票房”原来是指戏院、火车站、轮船码头等处的售票处,或指票友聚会练习的处所。现在多用来指上演电影、戏剧等因卖票而获得的经济效益。
"票房(piàofáng)" means the ticket office of a theater, railway station or dock, or the place for Beijing opera amateurs doing performance. Now it always refers to the economic benefits from selling tickets of a movie or drama.
Sentences:
1、Xiànzài, piàofáng yǐjīng chéngwéi héngliáng yí bù diànyǐng shìfǒu chénggōng de yí xiàng zhòngyào zhǐbiāo.
现在,票房已经成为衡量一部电影是否成功的一项重要指标。
现在,票房已经成为衡量一部电影是否成功的一项重要指标。
Now, a good box office has become an important indicator for a successful movie.
2、Yìbān lái shuō, zhǐyào yǒu kèlǔsī chūyǎn de diànyǐng dōu néng chéngwéi piàofáng rèmén.
一般来说,只要有克鲁斯出演的电影都能成为票房热门。
一般来说,只要有克鲁斯出演的电影都能成为票房热门。
Basically, any movie that featured Cruise was a box-office hit.