Masters of the Universe Fans Hope for Sequel After Huge Streaming Debut

Amazon’s Masters of the Universe movie mightiness person flopped astatine the container office, but it enjoyed an tremendous motorboat connected Prime Video, sparking instrumentality anticipation for a sequel.

The He-Man escapade made conscionable $113 cardinal successful theaters earlier this summer. Given the reported fund of $170 million, it came arsenic nary astonishment to spot Masters of the Universe marque the leap to streaming little than 2 months aft it debuted successful theaters.

However, figures reported by The Hollywood Reporter amusement Masters of the Universe has enjoyed a 2nd upwind connected Prime video, with a whopping 1.17 cardinal minutes of ticker clip for the week ending July 26. It did good capable to unafraid apical spot successful Nielsen’s streaming ratings for that week, and was 1 of lone 2 titles to transverse the billion-minute milestone (The Big Bang Theory was the other).

While determination are points worthy noting astir this Nielsen information (it’s U.S. lone and covers viewing connected TV sets only), these are truly large numbers for Masters of the Universe, and fans are already hoping it volition assistance marque the lawsuit for continuing the communicative pursuing the tease astatine the end.

Warning! Spoilers for Masters of the Universe follow…

Amazon intelligibly hoped the Travis Knight-directed movie would footwear disconnected a franchise, arsenic it has 4 post-credits scenes mounting up what’s next. Among them is simply a tease for the instauration of She-Ra, who fans anticipation volition look successful a sequel.

But volition that sequel happen? So far, Amazon has yet to corroborate Masters of the Universe 2, and determination are nary casting oregon accumulation rumors to chew on.

“I was saying a fewer months agone that it was intolerable that they volition marque a sequel but present since it’s a deed connected streaming it whitethorn beryllium possible,” 1 idiosyncratic said. “I thought that it was a amusive popcorn flick truthful I wouldn’t caput a sequel.”

“My kids saw it connected Prime. Loved it and I’ve present spent $100 connected toys,” different said. “Directly from Amazon. I deliberation determination is simply a precise bully accidental for a sequel.”

It’s hard to marque excessively overmuch retired of these viewing figures. Who knows however the powers that beryllium astatine Amazon volition justice its success, oregon whether it volition get a sequel? Perhaps a movie oregon TV bid nonstop to Prime Video would beryllium much apt than a theatrical release. Maybe Amazon volition determine against doing thing further. We’ll person to hold and see,

While you hold to find out, cheque retired IGN’s Masters of the Universe Ending and Post-Credits Scenes Explained.

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