Overview
- ProSieben's free‑TV premiere on August 2 attracted about 590,000 viewers, roughly double the number who saw the film in German cinemas.
- The film underperformed at the box office, selling about 300,000 tickets in Germany and earning roughly $22 million worldwide against an estimated $110 million budget.
- The production casts Robbie Williams as a CGI chimpanzee as a deliberate metaphor to make his isolation and self‑destructive moments feel more empathetic rather than voyeuristic.
- Critics have generally praised the movie, with an 89 percent Rotten Tomatoes score and an IMDb user rating near 7.5, even as some cinema audiences left confused by the visual choice.
- Robbie Williams was closely involved and voiced the digital character, and the film is now available to buy or rent on platforms like Amazon, giving it a second chance to reach viewers and recover value outside theaters.