what is "the box office"? its used when people refer to the movie industry. am i right?

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and what does "Wall Street" do actually?
i hear they control Companies and stocks and rich people get bonuses, etc.
what are these 2 companies or entities

Answer 1

The "box office" refers to ticket sales, and the amount of revenue grossed from each film.

Wall Street is the stock market.

Neither is a company in and of themselves, but a compilation of related information.

Answer 2

The box office is technically where you buy your ticket for a movie. Notice that it's an office shaped like a box. So it became a cute name for the total amount of money that a movie makes.

Wall Street is an actual street in New York City. It happens to be the street where the stock market (the New York stock exchange) is located, and there are several major stock brokerage firms on the same street. So when anyone says, "Wall St. did well today," they just mean that the stock market went up.

Answer 3

Dude, Box office is the office( front office) of a theatre or a cinema hall where tickets are issued and money is collected from the people who stand in queues in earleir days. The box office collection means the business done by a film. "Drowned in box office" means the film went flop, coz it didnt do business.
Wall Street is a narrow street in lower Manhattan in New York City, running east from Broadway downhill to the East River. Considered to be the historical heart of the Financial District, it was the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange.
"Wall Street company" today does not necessarily mean that the company is physically located on Wall Street. Wall street Co purchase shares from film producing companies who make promising films and sell it for profit!

Answer 4

"the box office" refers to the booth u buy your tickets from at the movie theatre. It's also a generic term for the movie industry, like when comparing how much money a movie has made.

Wall Street refers to the stock market in New York City. Hope this helps

Answer 5

wall street is actually a street and Considered to be the historical heart of the Financial District, it was the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange.

The phrase "Wall Street" is also used as a metonym to refer to American financial markets and financial institutions as a whole

heres the link of the history of wall street
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street

"BOX OFFICE"

The term "box office" originates from the early days of the theatre. Entry into cheaper sections of the performances cost a single coin, and this fee was collected in small, locked boxes with coin slots in the top. Upon the boxes being filled up, a runner would take the coin-filled box to a back room where it was counted and stored. Hence, the room associated with the financial aspects of the theatre became known as a box office

A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall, or at a wicket.

The term is often used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a synonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. This can be measured in terms of the number of people who see it or the amount of money raised by ticket sales. The projection and analysis of these earnings is very important for the creative industries and often a source of interest for fans.

Answer 6

Ok first off the box office is just a representation of the money that the movie industry... in particullary 1 movie... had made in a period of time....

Wall street... is the location of the Stock Exchange and thus is used as a reference to stock market....

Answer 7

Theatres used to have a little, really small one or two person box type place to buy your tickets out front. This was referred to as the box office. Even though the new theatres do not have them, the term still refers to how ticket sales are going.

Answer 8

Box office:
total admission receipts for an entertainment
the office where tickets of admission are sold

Wall street is where shares and stocks are traded

Answer 9

box office

[So named because it was originally an office for the booking of boxes in a theater.]

noun
A booth, as in a theater or stadium, where tickets are sold.

The drawing power of a theatrical entertainment or of a performer; popular appeal.
A factor influencing this power: Notoriety is usually good box office.
Total attendance for an entertainment; turnout.
The amount of money received from ticket sales for an entertainment.

Answer 10

The box office is the amount of money a film grossed in ticket sales during a given time.