
Masters of the Universe
A battle fought in the stars...now comes to Earth.
When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city.The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him.
- Worldwide
- $17M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
17 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates the locksmith inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of the Keys is transported to Earth, where it is found by teenagers Julie and Kevin. Now, both He-Man and Skeletor's forces arrive on Earth searching for the potent weapon.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Masters of the Universe returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $22M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $17M
- Release date
- Aug 7, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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