{"id":4937,"date":"2026-06-06T21:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T21:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/masters-of-the-universe-has-otherworldly-opening\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T21:17:51","slug":"masters-of-the-universe-has-otherworldly-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/masters-of-the-universe-has-otherworldly-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Masters of the Universe&#8217; has otherworldly opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129998645.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Its earnings were out of this world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d was No. 1 at the box office on its opener Friday, raking in over $11.75 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The flick, which <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/02\/entertainment\/masters-of-the-universe-review-he-man-teela-fight-jared-leto-in-kooky-toy-movie\/\">The Post called<\/a> a \u201ckooky toy movie,\u201d is based on the figures like He-Man and Skeletor, which Mattel released in the early \u201980s.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d was No. 1 at the box office on its opening day. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9MGM\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicholas Galitzine stars as Adam in the film, based on the Mattel franchise. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9MGM\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are barbarians with battle axes and swords, robots with laser guns, spaceships, a warlock with a skull for a face,\u201d its director, Travis Knight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/features\/interviews\/travis-knight-masters-of-the-universe-really-loves-it-1235197939\/\">told IndieWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think it\u2019s kind of tricky material. In the sense that, it\u2019s<em>\u00a0weird<\/em>. It\u2019s almost deranged. It\u2019s pure, uncut, Colombian-grade \u201880s excess. It\u2019s completely out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The sci-fi psychological horror \u201cBackrooms\u201d landed in second, with sales of over $7.97 million on its second Friday in theaters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/29\/entertainment\/backrooms-review-the-spooky-horror-movie-that-young-people-are-obsessed-with\/\">The Post praised<\/a> the film, which follows an alcoholic furniture store owner who stumbles upon another dimension, as \u201cdisquieting and smart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In third was another horror movie, \u201cObsession,\u201d which took in $7.47 million in revenue on its fourth Friday in theaters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a furniture store manager in the horror film \u201cBackrooms.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Oscar-nominated actress Renate Reinsve also stars in \u201cBackrooms.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">A24 via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act,\u201d which is the final two episodes of the animated series \u201cThe Amazing Digital Circus,\u201d took fourth, with just over a $4.3 million take.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d came in fifth, taking in $2.5 million on its third Friday in theaters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Inde Navarrette landed her breakout role in the horror flick \u201cObsession.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cObsession\u201d follows a man who wished on a toy that his lifelong female friend would fall in love with him. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film, starring Pedro Pascal and Jeremy Allen White, is a continuation of the\u00a0Disney+\u00a0series\u00a0\u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d and was the franchise\u2019s first release since 2019\u2019s \u201cStar Wars: Episode IX \u2014 The Rise of Skywalker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Jon Favreau, it reportedly cost $165 million\u00a0to produce, and had the <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mandalorian-and-grogu-breaks-unfortunate-star-wars-box-office-history-11983097\">worst opening weekend<\/a> since Disney purchased the franchise in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/06\/entertainment\/masters-of-the-universe-has-otherworldly-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its earnings were out of this world. \u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d was No. 1 at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129998645.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}