Close Menu
    Box Office

    Per Deadline, Masters Of The Universe costs $170M

    Share.
    View 33 Comments

    33 Comments

    1. GoldenGirlsFan213 on

      Not too much of a steep budget honestly but breaking even will be tricky

    3. kfadffal on

      A quite resonable budget for this type of IP (high fantasy, sci-fi mix) but yeah, it’s not an IP that has a large enough audience clamouring for a reboot to recoup a budget that high.

    4. Once-bit-1995 on

      Needs to make over 400 to break even. It’s insane to give a greenlight at this level to a He-Man movie. But in terms of what’s been done, they were very economical with the budget. It does look like a 150+ dollar movie at the very least. So this was as cheap as they could go.

    7. nicolasb51942003 on

      Not as large as I thought, but still makes it a tough climb just to break even.

    8. justins_OS on

      I keep having hope for these smaller fun adventure films but they keep spending 200 mil on them like idiots

    11. Presthefatdog on

      It feels a little late for this movie. It’s only going to appeal to the generation that grew up watching it surely? I know my husband and brother will go because they grew up on this and loved it but will other demographics be interested? I’m
      not sure. Feel it might go the same way as the A Team movie went – enjoyable for the og fans but ultimately did not make enough money.

    17. BigJournalist7960 on

      This is gonna be huge here in Brazil. He-man has a huge following here. We even have hit songs about it, believe it or not 😅. The studio got the original guys who dubbed the voices (at least the ones who are still alive).

    18. sgtbb4 on

      Woof. Well, I hope there are a lot of excited people born between 1979 and 1983 who are excited about this

    21. carson63000 on

      I get that the Hollywood business model is that some films are hits, and some lose money, and it all evens out.

      But surely it’s not smart business to make movies where it’s physically impossible for them to succeed, like a $170m He-Man movie!?

      (leaving aside awards players, where you’re deliberately burning money to buy prestige.. I don’t think this will be on any Oscars prediction lists)

    22. PatternPlenty1107 on

      Damn. I don‘t see it becoming a profitable film tbh, regardless of quality.

      It might honestly perform similarly to Mortal Kombat II…, I don‘t see it doing well internationally either.

    25. SilverRoyce on

      It (Regal Leo UK Productions Limited) spent $32M pounds through the end of 2024 with principal photography, per wikipedia, starting in Jan 2025.

    27. Impossible_Pen1392 on

      This movie is screwed. Not saying never, but no way this doesn’t lose money.

    28. Coolman_Rosso on

      So the break even point is about $400 million then? No way is it clearing that. If Amazon is expecting this to do gang busters on Prime then fine, but still

    32. jamiestar9 on

      I am rooting for Nicholas Galitzine and Idris Elba. I hope He-man can lift the box office like he lifts that sword of power!

    33. jmon25 on

      Maybe I’m wrong but unless there is some tiktok viral trend there is very little awareness for anyone under 40 for this IP.  And even those that are above 40 don’t seem to be really clamoring for it. On top of all that, the trailer was not great or very exciting. 

      Maybe WW gross saves it? 

    Leave A Reply