| Director: | Vasily Rovensky Natalya Nilova |
| Producer: | Roman Borisevich Maxim Rogalsky Vasily Ronevsky. |
| Music: | Igor Babaer Ivan Uryupin |
| Cinematography: | Fedor Mezentsev |
| Editing: | Eduard Nuritdinov |
| Studio: | Licensing Brands |
| Distributor: | Lionsgate (United States) Karoprokat (Russia) |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | Russia |
| Language: | Russian English |
| Budget: | $2.90 million |
| Gross: | $7.2 million[1] |
The Big Trip (ru|'''Большое путешествие'''; also released as The Big Trip 3D[2] and Mission: Panda) is a 2019 Russian animated adventure comedy film directed by Vasily Rovensky (who also acted as a writer and producer) and Natalya Nilova.[3] The plot concerns a bear and a hare who must return a baby panda to its rightful parents after a stork mistakenly delivers it to them instead. The film was released in Russia on 27 April 2019, and was a commercial “success”, but received negative reviews saying that they “wish to give it zero stars” worldwide.
When a stork accidentally delivers a panda cub to the wrong parents, which leads bear Mic-Mic and hare Oscar to take the panda to its rightful parents. Along their journey, they meet several animals.
The film had its world premiere in Turkey on 12 April 2019, and was released theatrically in Russia on 27 April. It was a commercial success, grossing $2.2 million in Russia and $7.1 million worldwide.[1] The top earning European country was the Netherlands with $1.8 million.[4] The film was released on DVD in the United States by Lionsgate on January 14, 2020, with an English dub featuring Pauly Shore and Drake Bell in the main roles.
A sequel, titled (also known as Little Bear's Big Trip), was released on 13 October 2021 in Russia. Lionsgate has acquired US distribution rights, and plans to release the film in American theatres in 2022.[5] Pauly Shore reprises his role as Mic-Mic in the Lionsgate dub, while Jesse McCartney replaces Drake Bell as Oscar.