Will Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' open above $10 million domestically over the Aug 7-9 weekend?
100% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 2 predictions cast.
Eli Roth's unrated horror film 'Ice Cream Man' opened to an estimated $2.1 million domestically from 1,090 theaters over its August 7-9 debut weekend, according to ScreenRant, falling far short of the $10 million threshold. The per-screen average of roughly $1,927 marked the lowest wide-release opening of Roth's directing career.
The film arrived with a 28% Rotten Tomatoes score and drew controversy over its use of generative AI in animated sequences, which critics and some audiences cited as a turnoff. Its unrated status also limited how many theaters would book it, further capping its reach.
The soft debut came the same weekend 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' dominated the box office in their second weekends, leaving little oxygen for smaller counterprogramming titles competing for screens and audience attention.
Community sentiment on Predict Six was unanimous, with 0% of voters predicting the film would clear $10 million, matching the actual outcome exactly.