Spurred by the success of “Fast and Furious 8” and “Despicable Me 3,” Universal has passed the $5 billion mark at the global box office for the second time in its history. The studio follows Disney and Warner Bros., which also topped $5 billion in 2017.

With two films grossing over a billion dollars each, Universal is the latest studio to break the symbolic $5 billion mark at the global box office. The 105-year-old studio achieves the feat for the second time in its history.

This year’s hits from Universal include the eighth installment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. Grossing $1.23 billion, “The Fate of the Furious,” starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, takes second place in the overall 2017 ranking, behind Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Also on the podium, animated movie “Despicable Me 3” grossed over $1 billion.

Universal has been buoyed to a lesser extent by its “The Mummy” reboot starring Tom Cruise, which grossed $409M, the “50 Shades of Grey” sequel ($381M), “The Great Wall” with Matt Damon ($335M), M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” ($278M), and “Get Out” ($254M).

Disney was the first studio this year to sail past $5 billion at the global box office, November 30, followed five days later by Warner Bros.

2018 already looks busy for Universal, with the release of several potential box-office hits, such as “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” the final instalment of “50 Shade of Grey,” “Pacific Rim Uprising,” the “Mamma Mia” sequel, Damien Chazelle’s “First Man,” and new instalments in the “Halloween” and “Insidious” franchises.