No. 3,862 in Spanish
taquilla
Box office or locker.
In a sentence
Compré los boletos en la taquilla del cine.
I bought the tickets at the cinema ticket booth.
The word 'taquilla' is used here to refer to a ticket booth, a place where tickets are sold, especially at cinemas or theaters.
Dejó su chaqueta en la taquilla antes de entrar al gimnasio.
He left his jacket in the locker before entering the gym.
In this sentence, 'taquilla' refers to a locker, a secure compartment found in changing rooms or gyms.
Esa película rompió récords de taquilla el fin de semana pasado.
That movie broke box office records last weekend.
Here, 'taquilla' is used metaphorically to refer to box office performance, indicating the sales performance of a film.
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