Universal Pictures International announced that the studio has crossed the $2 billion at the overseas box office for the first time in studio history. Here’s the full announcement:

Universal Pictures International (UPI) today announced that with yesterdays box office grosses, the studio has passed $2 billion at the international box office for the first time in its 101-year history. Earlier this year, UPI broke its record for the fastest climb to $1 billion at the box office and shattered its 2012 record for the highest box office ever, which was $1.794 billion.

The success overseas has been fueled by a string of box office hits across multiple genres including Les Misérables ($293 million), Mama ($76.1 million), Oblivion ($197.2 million), Fast & Furious 6 ($549.3 million), and Despicable Me 2 ($485.4 million). Fast & Furious 6 and Despicable Me 2 are the second and third highest grossing films at the international box office this year, respectively. Despicable Me 2 is the highest grossing animated film of 2013.

2013 international highlights include:

· Universal Pictures films dominated the worldwide box office on six weekends in 2013 including Oblivions No. 1 opening, Fast 6 which was No. 1 twice and Despicable Me 2 which was No. 1 worldwide for three weeks.

· Fast & Furious 6 opened No. 1 in 65 territories and was Universals biggest opening of all-time in 41 of those markets. The film also provided the studio with its highest opening weekend ever at the international box office. Fast 6 is the second highest-grossing film of 2013 and Universals second highest-grossing film of all-time behind Jurassic Park.

· Despicable Me 2 opened No. 1 in 46 territories and is Universals highest grossing film of all time in 16 of those territories. It is also the highest grossing film of 2013 in France, Mexico, the U.K. and Venezuela.

· Les Misérables is the second highest-grossing musical overseas and worldwide behind Universals Mamma Mia!

· Oblivion opened in the No. 1 spot in 49 territories and was Tom Cruises biggest opening of all-time in Russia and Indonesia.

There is still much to look forward to in 2013 including the continued international rollout of About Time, a comedy from writer and director Richard Curtis and the epic 3D feature starring Keanu Reeves in his explosive return to the action-adventure genre, 47 Ronin. UPI will also release 11 films in select territories through the end of the year, including The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Academy Award®-winner Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, in nine markets.