About r/boxoffice
In its own words:
A place to talk about the box office and the movie business, both domestically and internationally.
The community was created on Jul 3, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,434 subscribers (+0.12%). Among the 6 communities on our movies list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/boxoffice apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 59.8 new posts a day per million members, more than 98% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.47% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 93% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 10.2× as many posts as the quietest (10:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/boxoffice climbed from 1,238,021 to 1,243,875 subscribers (+5.9K, +0.47%). That is about 146 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/boxoffice talks about
We read the titles of 528 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “clayface”, “office”, “box”, “weekend” and “grossed”. Other frequent themes are total, locations, stands, gross, domestic and film. Recurring phrases include “box office”, “total domestic”, “gross stands” and “domestic gross”. By format, 42% are links, 35% are images and 17% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: :domestic: Domestic (129), :worldwide: Worldwide (55), 📰 Industry News (50), :international: International (34), ✍️ Original Analysis (31), 📠 Industry Analysis (30).
Activity and best time to post
r/boxoffice gets about 74 new posts a day. The public archive holds 229,929 posts and 7,218,418 comments in total, about 31.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (92 posts) and the quietest was Monday (68). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.
Rules of r/boxoffice
The moderators of r/boxoffice list 15 rules. In short:
- Posts should be related to the box office and the movie business.
- News about a film that can be a jumping-off point for box office predictions is also allowed.
- All posts need a region flair.
- Be respectful to others.
- We prefer original and high-quality sources.
- No duplicate content.
- Post titles should reflect the post's content.
- Tag spoilers for films that are less than a month old.
- No low effort posts
- No self promotion.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/boxoffice and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/boxoffice have?
r/boxoffice has 1,243,875 subscribers, which makes it the #845 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,854 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/boxoffice?
r/boxoffice was created on Jul 3, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/boxoffice?
Very active: r/boxoffice gets about 74 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 229,929 posts and 7,218,418 comments. In a sample of 528 recent posts we counted 181 different authors.
When is r/boxoffice most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/boxoffice about?
The community describes itself as: “A place to talk about the box office and the movie business, both domestically and internationally.” Recent post titles often mention clayface, office, box, weekend and grossed. Most posts are links (42%).
Is r/boxoffice safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/boxoffice as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/boxoffice?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/boxoffice accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Posts should be related to the box office and the movie business.”; “News about a film that can be a jumping-off point for box office predictions is also allowed.”; “All posts need a region flair.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/boxoffice?
Communities with similar topics include r/movies (37.7M) and r/horror (3.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/boxoffice.