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Universal Becomes First Studio to Cross $5 Billion at 2026 Global Box Office Hot: Odds moved 12 points in 24 hours

The studio achieves the milestone with domestic receipts of $1.788 billion and international earnings of $3.218 billion.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 25 Sept 2026 · updated 3h ago

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  • Polymarket Will 2026 rank between 10th and 12th among the highest domestic box office years? 20% +12 $354 24hends 1 Feb 2027

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How the odds moved · Will 2026 rank between 10th and 12th among the highest domestic box office years?
0%50%100%20%24 Sept, 18:07 UTCnowVariety: Universal Crosses $5 Billion at the Global Box Office, First Studio to Reach Milestone in 2026 · 25 Sept, 18:00 UTCThe Hollywood Reporter: Universal Becomes First Studio to Cross $5B at 2026 Global Box Office · 25 Sept, 18:00 UTCDeadline: Universal Becomes First Studio To Pass $5 Billion At Year-To-Date Global Box Office · 25 Sept, 18:00 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now20%
25 Sept, 21:00 UTC20%
25 Sept, 20:53 UTC21%
25 Sept, 19:32 UTC17%
25 Sept, 19:25 UTC18%
25 Sept, 18:22 UTC18%
24 Sept, 18:07 UTC11%

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will 2026 rank between 10th and 12th among the highest domestic box office years? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. VarietyUniversal Crosses $5 Billion at the Global Box Office, First Studio to Reach Milestone in 202611%
  2. The Hollywood ReporterUniversal Becomes First Studio to Cross $5B at 2026 Global Box Office11%
  3. DeadlineUniversal Becomes First Studio To Pass $5 Billion At Year-To-Date Global Box Office11%
  4. Current odds20%

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  1. Universal Crosses $5 Billion at the Global Box Office, First Studio to Reach Milestone in 2026 Variety ·
  2. Universal Becomes First Studio to Cross $5B at 2026 Global Box Office The Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. Universal Becomes First Studio To Pass $5 Billion At Year-To-Date Global Box Office Deadline

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