Web www.englishdaily626.com   [ Movie Reviews | Common Sentences | Glossary of Correct Usage | High School Vocab | Questions & Answers | Sample Letters ] [ Movies Lines | Advertisements | Words Differentiation | Common Errors | Songs | Links ] <<Prev Conversation Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary   English Daily Conversation   Learn grammar by example   Learn American idioms       Violence is good box office !!! Marie That was a really violent movie. Jean It certainly was. There seemed to be one killing about every ten minutes. Marie I know. I began to get a bit sick of it long before the end. Jean Why are so many movies so full of violence ? Marie It's because violence is good box office I suppose. Jean You must be right. Well the next movie I go to see will be romantic comedy. Explanation :   1) Box office - The box office in a theater, cinema, or concert hall is the place where the tickets are sold.   2) Box office - When people talk about the box office, they are referring to the degree of success of a film or play in terms of the number of people who go to watch it or the amount of money it makes.   Example : The film was a huge box office success.       On the verge of bankruptcy We slept through our alarm Things look pretty pricey These things are name brands All messed up You'll see the light Have a one-track mind Put you out Get decked out Keep up with I'm beat Get a load of that Brain freeze When it comes to haggling It seems to be catching on I'm up for that I'll pass   Conversation 01 Conversation 02 Conversation 03 Conversation 04 Conversation 05 Conversation 06 Conversation 07 Conversation 08 Conversation 09 Conversation 10 Conversation 11 Conversation 12     Common English mistakes   Ancient Chinese stories   Learn English Proverbs   American Slang expressions

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