Universal Pictures crosses the $4 billion mark at the global box office With this past weekend’s grosses, Universal Pictures crossed $4 billion at the global box office for the second time in the studio’s 105-year history. It marks the fastest a studio has reached this milestone in 2017. With $1.265 billion domestically and $2.791 internationally, the studio’s success this year has been fueled by its homegrown original franchise titles and box office breakouts. The Fate of the Furious had the biggest global opening of all time ($542 million) and the biggest international opening ever ($443.2 million).