{"id":57056,"date":"2026-06-01T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57056"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:31:00","slug":"masters-of-the-universe-adds-imax-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57056","title":{"rendered":"Masters of the Universe Adds Imax Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><u>Masters of the Universe<\/u> has added last-minute Imax screens to its theatrical rollout after Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu opened up room for the large-screen format earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Star Wars fans were anticipating Disney&#8217;s sci-fi universe to populate Imax screens for at least a few weeks into June following its May 22 premiere. However, it doesn&#8217;t seem like that will be the case, as Imax has made a surprise change that will now see its theaters make space in anticipation of Amazon MGM and Sony Pictures&#8217; live-action He-Man movie.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The move was <u>announced<\/u> Friday with official promotional material for Masters of the Universe. Tickets are now on sale, just one week before the movie&#8217;s previously announced standard release date of June 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Masters of the Universe Imax poster. Image courtesy of Imax.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Imax typically gives viewers a more substantial heads-up when it comes to ticket sales for upcoming movies. Mortal Kombat 2 tickets, for example, were <u>shared April 9<\/u>, around one month before wide theatrical release in early May. Tickets for The Mandalorian and Grogu <u>went on sale<\/u> April 17.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Masters of the Universe was also absent from the 2026 slate Imax <u>shared with investors April 30, 2026<\/u>. Instead, the company said it expected its early summer window to primarily feature Star Wars, Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, and <u>Supergirl<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s a surprise for the He-Man movie that may see more fans finding the power to make a trip to the theater when the film arrives next weekend. Meanwhile, rumors that The Mandalorian and Grogu made room for the surprise screen shift as a result of disappointment at the box office have started to spread online. The Star Wars spin-off has so far managed to pull a global total of $33.8 million in Imax earnings, with $7.4 million of that amount earned through this weekend. Why the flick has received a shorter-than-expected Imax run has not been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Masters of the Universe is directed by Travis Knight and stars Nicholas Galitzine as Adam\/He-Man. It will now be available in Imax in 58 markets next weekend. For more, you can read about <u>why Knight insists Skeletor actor Jared Leto is not paying homage to Tom Hardy&#8217;s Bane with his new voice<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/masters-of-the-universe-gets-last-minute-imax-confirmation-as-star-wars-makes-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masters of the Universe has added last-minute Imax screens to its theatrical rollout after Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu opened up room for the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5988,20990,3787,11847,1320],"class_list":["post-57056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-adds","tag-imax","tag-masters","tag-theaters","tag-universe","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}