Universal Movies Have Made a Looooot of Money in 2026
A lot of movies have been big at the box office this year, many of them from Universal Pictures. 2026 isn’t over yet, but that isn’t stopping the studio from bragging about how much money it’s made so far and the milestones it’s hit. Deadline reports that Universal’s the first studio to collectively make over $5 billion at the box office in 2026.
- ▪A lot of movies have been big at the box office this year, many of them from Universal Pictures.
- ▪2026 isn’t over yet, but that isn’t stopping the studio from bragging about how much money it’s made so far and the milestones it’s hit.
- ▪Deadline reports that Universal’s the first studio to collectively make over $5 billion at the box office in 2026.
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A lot of movies have been big at the box office this year, many of them from Universal Pictures. 2026 isn’t over yet, but that isn’t stopping the studio from bragging about how much money it’s made so far and the milestones it’s hit. Deadline reports that Universal’s the first studio to collectively make over $5 billion at the box office in 2026. It previously hit this goal in 2015 and 2017, and over $3 billion of this year’s success is thanks to international audiences. Looking at the top 10 movies of the year, over half of them are from Universal: The Odyssey takes the top spot at over $1.7 billion, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael, Obsession, and Backrooms coming in behind it.
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