Universal Pictures, with $5.53-billion take, sets global box-office record
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Universal Pictures, with $5.53-billion take, sets global box-office record

LA Times  

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard assess the damage in “Jurassic World.” Film studio Universal Pictures movies have grossed $5.53 billion in global ticket sales in 2015, breaking in just seven months the record for highest yearly gross. Propelled by hits such as “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7,” the Los Angeles studio’s worldwide total edged past the high point marked by 20th Century Fox last year. Stunning photos, celebrity homes: Get the free weekly Hot Property newsletter >> Universal’s blockbuster year consists of two movies that have crossed the billion-dollar mark: “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7”. Other hits include “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Pitch Perfect 2.” Universal’s movies have scored $1.94 billion in the U.S. and Canada, plus $3.59 billion overseas.

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