A lighting box having LED units in the interior of a body thereof to allow an elegant exterior appearance for the lighting box to be designed, and having a switch and a control unit so that the LED units are turned on and off with the opening and closing of the box The lighting box comprises a body; a control panel attached on an inner surface of the body; a battery unit attached to the control panel; LED units driven by the battery unit and located inside the body and attached to the control panel; an LED cover for covering the LED units; a switch, attached to the body, for controlling the operations of the LED units; a cover which covers the body; and a control unit, disposed on the cover, for controlling the switch being turned on and off.