Analysts now expect Masters of the Universe to close its domestic theatrical run in the range of $60 million to $70 million, according to a box office breakdown published by Comic Basics. That projection lands far below the film’s reported break-even point, which has been estimated as high as $425 million against a production budget in the $170 million to $200 million range before marketing.
The forecast follows a second weekend that fell roughly 71 percent from the opening, taking the film to about $46 million domestic and $86 million worldwide through its first ten days. The film holds a 67 percent critic score and an 88 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, but a B CinemaScore points to lukewarm word of mouth heading into the back half of June.
The timing compounds the math. With Toy Story 5 and Supergirl opening through the end of the month ahead of a crowded July slate, the theatrical window for Masters of the Universe is closing quickly, leaving little room for the title to recover screens or showtimes. Amazon MGM domestic distribution head Kevin Wilson has framed the rollout as a “holistic distribution strategy,” language that analysts read as a path leaning heavily on Prime Video once the theatrical run ends.
For context, the figure would still clear the 1987 Cannon film, which finished at $17.3 million, though the budget gap and shifting economics make that a thin comparison. The open question is whether the same mixed reception that kept general audiences out of theaters carries over to streaming, where Amazon can route the title directly into its subscription pipeline.
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