There are still four months left in 2015, but Universal Pictures could just take the rest of the year off. The studio has set both annual international and domestic box office records.
Universal, which didn’t release a single superhero franchise movie this year, has already made $3.78 billion worldwide, notes Variety. That breaks the record 20th Century Fox set last year with $3.73 billion.
The studio said today that it also broke the record at home, with $2.113 billion, notes The Hollywood Reporter.
At the moment, Universal has five films in the Top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2015, including the top-grossing film of the year, Jurassic Park. The dinosaur romp, which owns the biggest debut weekend in film history, is currently the third highest-grossing film of all time. It has made $639.8 million in North America and has made $983.5 million from foreign territories.
The other Universal films in the Top 10 include Furious 7 ($1.5 billion worldwide); Minions ($990 million); Pitch Perfect 2 ($285 million); and Fifty Shades of Grey ($569.6 million).
Universal has also held the No. 1 position at the box office for the past two weekends thanks to Straight Outta Compton. The film has made $113.8 million in North America since its Aug. 14 release.
There are still new films from the studio coming this fall, including awards contenders Steve Jobs and By The Sea. Universal is also releasing Everest, The Visit, Crimson Peak and Krampus before the end of 2015.
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