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The power of Grayskull is glitching out in the second weekend of business for Masters of the Universe at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n
The latest live-action feature film version of the 1980s toy line-turned-cartoon series featuring the heroic He-Man got off to a rough start in its opening weekend frame June 5-7 with $29.4 million from 3,667 North American theaters. Masters of the Universe, according to Variety<\/a>, cost about $200 million to produce before marketing costs.<\/p>\n ForbesWhy \u2018Masters Of The Universe\u2019 Streaming Release Will Likely Echo \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Director Travis Knight frames Masters of the Universe as a Prince Adam\/He-Man origin story. Nicholas Galitzine stars as the muscular hero in the new version, which also features Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms Duncan, Camila Mendes as Teela and Jared Leto as the evil wizard Skeletor. The film also stars James Purefoy as King Randor, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn and Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress.<\/p>\n After Masters of the Universe\u2019s<\/a> soft opening weekend, it appears that things are going from bad to worse for Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 release. Deadline<\/a> is projecting a three-day tally of $9.4 million for the film in its second Friday to Sunday frame, which is a 68% drop in business from its opening weekend. <\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Michael\u2019 Poised To Break \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 Record After Crossing $900 Million At Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Should the projection hold, it will bring the film\u2019s running domestic tally to $47.4 million.<\/p>\n Michael Johnston and Inde Navarette in “Obsession.”<\/p>\n Focus Features\u2018Obsession\u2019 And \u2018Backrooms\u2019 Are Still Hanging Tough In The Domestic Top 5<\/p>\n While Masters of the Universe earned enough to best both Obsession and Backrooms in its opening weekend, the film\u2019s skid now has the He-Man movie trailing both indie horror films in its second frame.<\/p>\n Written and directed by Curry Barker, Obsession<\/a> is projected by Deadline to earn $18 million in the film\u2019s fifth frame for a second-place finish, marking a 29% drop in business from its fourth weekend in North American theaters. Should the projection hold, it will boost Obsession\u2019s running tally to $176.1 million against the film\u2019s shoestring budget of $750,000.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018I Am Frankelda\u2019 Directors On How Guillermo Del Toro Influenced Their New Stop-Motion FilmBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n The trade publication also projects that director Kane Parsons\u2019 horror hit Backrooms<\/a> \u2014 which dropped 70% in business<\/a> from its opening frame to its second weekend in theaters \u2014 will earn $12.4 million from 3,404 theaters, a 53% drop from last weekend. Should Deadline\u2019s projection hold, it will increase the Backrooms\u2019 domestic tally to $161.1 million against a $10 million production budget before marketing costs.<\/p>\n While Masters of the Universe projected 68% drop is harsh, Deadline projects that Scary Movie is taking a 72% dive in its second weekend at the box office. The Wayans Bros.\u2019 horror movie spoof, which earned $54.3 million to open at No. 1 domestically last weekend, is projected by the Hollywood trade to earn $15.2 million from 3,504 North American venues to bring its 10-day total to $85.3 million through Sunday for a third-place finish. <\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Disclosure Day\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Spielberg Alien Tale Is Out Of This WorldBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Despite the massive drop, Scary Movie is still in great shape considering it had a production budget of $30 million (via Variety) before its marketing spend.<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, Deadline is projecting Steven Spielberg\u2019s alien tale Disclosure Day to open at No. 1 with $42.5 million in ticket sales from 3,824 North American theaters. That\u2019s good news for the film, considering that the trade\u2019s pre-release projections pegged the film to open in the $30 million range. Per Variety<\/a>, Disclosure Day had a $115 million production budget with a marketing spend of $80 million.<\/p>\n Note: This box report will be updated throughout the weekend as new numbers are released. The final numbers for this weekend\u2019s domestic box office will be released on Monday.<\/p>\n