Overview

• Industry counts cite roughly 770,000–800,000 tickets sold and €8.3 million in revenue over the first four days, making it Germany’s No. 2 opening of the year behind the Minecraft film.
• The sequel reunites Michael “Bully” Herbig, Christian Tramitz and Rick Kavanian and adds prominent female leads played by Jessica Schwarz and Jasmin Schwiers.
• Constantin Film reported the comedy at the top of the German box office, confirming the exceptional start for a local production.
• The 2001 original, Der Schuh des Manitu, climbed to No. 2 on JustWatch’s German streaming charts following the new release.
• Reviews have been mixed, with particular scrutiny of the character Winnetouch, while Herbig also described a warm meeting with Pierre Brice’s widow, Hella Brice, who praised the film.