Charlize Theron discussed The Odyssey becoming Universal Pictures’ highest grossing movie and attended a CTAOP fundraiser on Saturday, September 20, 2026. Christopher Nolan’s epic has earned $1.68 billion worldwide, while Theron used the spotlight to support her foundation’s work protecting young people in Southern Africa and fighting femicide. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program hosted its sixth annual block party on the Universal backlot, bringing together January Jones, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, Skye P. Marshall, Jeannie Mai, Heather Gay, Natalie Martinez, Andrew Zimmern, Thaddeus LaGrone, Aggy K. Adams, Shudu Musida, Naledi Masilo, Michelle De Leon and Max Talisman. NBCUniversal Entertainment chair Donna Langley also attended the fundraiser. What Matters More Than the Box Office? Theron said Universal feels like family and credited Donna Langley, Michael Moses and Peter Cramer with supporting her career. The box office record is still a major flex, especially since Theron also appears in Universal’s 2017 blockbuster Fate of the Furious, which ranks sixth among the studio’s top grossers. Vin Diesel has said the script for Fast Forever is the best he has read in decades, but Theron said Diesel has not shared it with her yet. Theron is expected to return as Cipher in the final Fast and Furious movie, though she admitted Cipher’s ending remains unclear, especially with a Peacock spinoff series reportedly in development.