Overview
- The FFA reports roughly five million viewers for "Das Kanu des Manitu," placing it at the top of this year’s German box-office by current estimates.
- If confirmed by official data, it would be 2025’s most-watched German production, the first time a local title leads the year since "Fack ju Göhte 3" in 2017.
- The agency forecasts 90–95 million tickets for 2025 and says the year is likely the second-strongest since the pandemic, short of 2023 levels.
- FFA board member Peter Dinges attributes the sequel’s appeal to nostalgia and to Michael "Bully" Herbig’s established draw.
- Family and franchise films also performed strongly—"Ein Minecraft Film" (~3.5 million), "Lilo & Stitch" (~3.3 million), "Die Schule der magischen Tiere 4" (~2.9 million), "Jurassic World: Die Wiedergeburt" (~2.5 million)—while "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is still running and could influence final rankings before the official year-end release.