{"id":2460159,"date":"2026-06-15T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460159"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:08:06","slug":"film-fans-list-the-movies-that-didnt-deserve-to-flop-at-the-box-office-including-the-new-masters-of-the-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/film-fans-list-the-movies-that-didnt-deserve-to-flop-at-the-box-office-including-the-new-masters-of-the-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Film fans list the movies that didn&#8217;t deserve to flop at the box office, including the new Masters of the U&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" Nicholas Galitzine as Adam in Masters of the Universe. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/N_kbLjL2SgemTMr_RNEaUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/total_film_411\/f4f36ddf658eadfaa72dcd08fd542e78\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Credit: Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/despite-masters-universe-flopping-box-103841068.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Masters of the Universe isn't doing so great at the box office;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Masters of the Universe isn't doing so great at the box office&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Masters of the Universe isn&#8217;t doing so great at the box office<\/a>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that the latest He-Man adaptation isn&#8217;t a good movie. In fact, the recent flop has spurred fans on to debate which box office bombs were actually decent films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One fan took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/the_Bradster007\/status\/2066199600772309127?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a> and listed their top 3 best box office flops as Masters of the Universe, Thunderbolts, and Transformers One. Much like Masters of the Universe, Thunderbolts had a very slow start, and in the end, only managed to earn $382 million worldwide against a $280 million budget. But it ultimately lost money in the long run, as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/08\/08\/thunderbolts-ends-theatrical-run-how-much-money-did-it-lose\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Forbes;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Forbes&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Forbes<\/a> predicted the film would need to make $425 million to break even.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same can be said for Transformers One, which made $128 million worldwide against its reported $75 million production budget. But the movie lost money when movie theatre cuts were factored in. However, critically, all three movies were well-received. Masters of the Universe sits at a respectable 68% on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/masters_of_the_universe_2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rotten Tomatoes;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rotten Tomatoes&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, Thunderbolts at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/thunderbolts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:88%;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;88%&quot;}\" class=\"link \">88%<\/a>, and Transformers One at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/transformers_one\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:89%;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;89%&quot;}\" class=\"link \">89%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Any recommendations to add to this list?&#8221; asked the fan, to which another replied, &#8220;Furiosa&#8230; awesome flick,&#8221; and one more fan added, &#8220;The Dungeons &amp; Dragons movie was a lot of fun, but not many people went to see it.&#8221; Despite being part of bigger franchises, both Furiosa and Dungeons &amp; Dragons proved to be box office disappointments. However, in our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/furiosa-mad-max-saga-review-193000775.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Furiosa review;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Furiosa review&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Furiosa review<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-060125379.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honour Among Thieves review;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dungeons &amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honour Among Thieves review<\/a>, we awarded both movies four out of five stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Further down in the Twitter thread, more movie buffs said The Fall Guy, The Suicide Squad, The Nice Guys, and The Iron Giant all deserved more love on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We already know that a movie doesn&#8217;t really need to be well-loved by critics to earn big at the box office. One of this year&#8217;s biggest movies, Scream 7, brought in almost five times its budget, but sits at a less-than-impressive <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/scream_7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:30% RT score;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;30% RT score&quot;}\" class=\"link \">30% RT score<\/a>. Alas, it seems as though the tides are changing, as 2026 has conjured a few box office surprises, such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/unexpected-horror-hit-obsession-makes-111302675.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Curry Barker's indie horror movie Obsession;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Curry Barker's indie horror movie Obsession&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Curry Barker&#8217;s indie horror movie Obsession<\/a>. The film has earned almost $300 million worldwide, and cost under $1 million to make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Masters of the Universe has some time to catch up, as the movie is still out in theatres. For more, read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/sci-fi-movies\/masters-of-the-universe-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Masters of the Universe review;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Masters of the Universe review&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Masters of the Universe review<\/a>, and keep up with other <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:upcoming movies;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;upcoming movies&quot;}\" class=\"link \">upcoming movies<\/a> on the way in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Unfortunately, Masters of the Universe isn&#8217;t doing so great at the box office, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that the latest He-Man adaptation isn&#8217;t a good movie. 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