Masters of the Universe earned an estimated 2.1 million dollars on its first Monday, June 8, landing in fourth place for the day and lifting its running domestic total to 31.6 million. The figure was reported by Deadline and recapped by Cosmic Book News.
Per Deadline’s daily chart, He-Man finished Monday behind Obsession at 4.2 million, Scary Movie at 4.1 million, and Backrooms at 3.2 million. The reported production budget on Masters of the Universe sits between 170 million and 200 million dollars, with analysts placing a theatrical break-even closer to half a billion worldwide once marketing and the exhibitor split are counted.
The first-Monday number drew a direct comparison to Mortal Kombat II, a 2025 release widely treated as a bomb. That film posted a 2.7 million first Monday before topping out at roughly 79 million domestic and 128 million worldwide ahead of an early move to streaming. Masters of the Universe came in under that weekday pace, which Cosmic Book News framed as a sign of an even shorter theatrical run.
There is a caveat. Deadline noted that Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs cut into Monday ticket sales, with the New York market down as much as 60 to 70 percent off Sunday for some titles. That headwind hit the full marketplace, not only He-Man, and the three films ahead of it faced the same drag.
Why it matters: weekday holds are an early read on a film’s legs, and the first Monday is the first data point past the opening-weekend headline. With Tuesday discount pricing still to register, the coming days will show whether the film steadies or continues to track beneath a known underperformer.
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