What are box office receipts?

• A. The sum of money collected for admission to movie theaters, after theaters take their cut
• B. The licensing fees from theatres
• C. The total production budget
• D. The total gross from all streaming platforms

Answer: (A)

Box office receipts are the money generated from audiences paying to see a film at theaters—the gross ticket revenue the box office collects. In practice, theaters take a share of that gross as their cut, and the remainder is allocated to the studio under the distribution deal. So box office receipts describe the revenue from admissions to movie theaters. The other options refer to licensing revenue, production budgets, or streaming grosses, which are not the box office receipts.