Ice Cream Man

Iconic Releasing · Released Aug 7, 2026 · 1h 46m

Final · 2 weeks in theaters

$6.0M

Worldwide total through Aug 14–16, 2026

Domestic
$2.8M
International
$3.2M
Budget
$5.5M
Last weekend
$230K
−89% from the weekend before

About the film

Eli Roth's summer slasher: a mysterious new ice cream truck rolls into a quiet town, and the treats it hands the kids turn deadly.

Distance to break-even

Weekend by weekend

$2.1M
Wk 1
$230K
Wk 2
Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
Wk 2 Aug 14–16–$230K−89%660$348$2.8M$6.0M
Wk 1 Aug 7–98$2.1M–1,592$1,332$2.1M–

How it stacks up

Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

Opening weekend · top 10 of 34
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
  2. The Odyssey$124M
  3. Resident Evil$60.1M
  4. Verity$32.0M
  5. Street Fighter$30.8M
  6. Practical Magic 2$30.0M
  7. Other Mommy$27.8M
  8. Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
  9. Clayface$24.0M
  10. Ice Cream Man$2.1M
Domestic total after 2 weekends · top 10 of 31
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$654M
  2. The Odyssey$289M
  3. Resident Evil$103M
  4. Verity$54.4M
  5. Practical Magic 2$50.0M
  6. Street Fighter$46.9M
  7. You Can See Everything$45.1M
  8. Other Mommy$44.7M
  9. Clayface$44.7M
  10. Ice Cream Man$2.8M

Show the math

Break-even

Production budget
$5.5M
Marketing (estimated for an independent distributor)
$4.0M–$10.0M
Total cost
$9.5M–$15.5M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar
45¢
Later: home, streaming and TV
+20¢
Break-even worldwide
$14.7M–$24.0M

Total cost ÷ 65¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.7–4.4× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 47% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

Money in, money out

From domestic theaters
$1.4M
From international theaters
$1.3M
Home, streaming and TV (est.)
$1.2M
Minus total cost
−$9.5M–$15.5M
Estimated loss so far
$5.6M–$11.6M

Projection

These are the film’s final totals.

Domestic finish
~$2.8M
Worldwide finish
~$6.0M

Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work

Sources

Budget: The Numbers.

Budgets, grosses, break-even points and profits are estimates based on publicly reported numbers. They aren't official studio financials. Verdicts are ReelMatrix's opinion. How the numbers work