
Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron
lead season's highest-grossing films.

Of course the big news of the summer was Universal's record-breaking season with
Jurassic World
topping both domestic and international lists and bringing in $1.6 billion worldwide. Rounding out the summer's top five domestic movies was another Universal release,
Pitch Perfect 2
. Internationally, Universal has set a record for the highest-grossing year ever, bringing in a total of $3.89 billion with four of the five top-earning international 2015 films to-date.
Four of the top five U.S. summer films were supported by wide-reaching, global licensing programs (details available
Pitch Perfect 2
. Universal took a more targeted approach to the merchandising for this film with partnerships such as a
U.S. Summer* Box Office
- Jurassic World (Universal) $640 million
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel) $457 million
- Inside Out (Disney•Pixar) $342 million
- Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) $184 million
- Ant-Man (Marvel) $165 million
International Box Office Year-to-Date
- Furious 7 (Universal) $1.16 billion
- Jurassic World (Universal) $983 million
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel) $944 million
- Minions (Universal) $669 million
- Fifty Shades of Grey $403 million
All box office figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo.
*The summer season begins on the first Friday in May and ends Labor Day weekend, which this year is Sept. 7.
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