No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick

No-Eared and Two-Eared Chick
No-Eared and Two-Eared Chick
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Maya Gräfin Rothkirch; Til Schweiger
Screenplay by	Thilo Graf Rothkirch; Klaus Baumgart; Til Schweiger
Produced by	Maya Gräfin Rothkirch; Thilo Graf Rothkirch; Tom Zickler; Til Schweiger
Music by	Dirk Reichardt
Production; companies	Rothkirch/Cartoon-Film; Co-production:; Warner Bros Entertainment Germany; Barefoot Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	26 September 2013;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Box office	$2.8 million

No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick (German: Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken) is a 2013 German animated children's film directed by Maya Gräfin Rothkirch and Til Schweiger (who also acted as producers), based on a screenplay by Thilo Graf Rothkirch, Klaus Baumgart and Schweiger. Produced by Rothkirch Cartoon-Film in co-production with Warner Bros Entertainment Germany and Barefoot Films, the soundtrack was composed by Dirk Reichardt.^[1]^[2] No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick was released in German cinemas on 26 September 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and had a worldwide box office gross of $2,875,527.^[3] It received mixed to negative reviews from critics.^[4]^[5]

Premise

A bunny born without ears is ostracised by the other bunnies in his town. One day, he finds an egg lying on his doormat. When the Two-Eared Chick finally hatches from the egg, a close friendship flourishes between the two. However, an evil fox threatens their livelihood.

Release

No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick was released in German cinemas on 26 September 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures, where it had an opening gross of $394,998 from 576 theatres.^[3] By 30 September, the film had received 42,000 admissions from 589 theatres.^[6] No-Eared and Two-Eared Chick ended its German theatrical run with a total gross of $2,416,348. In Belgium and Austria, released on 25 September and 27 September respectively, No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick grossed an additional $459,179, giving the film a final box office gross of $2,875,527.^[3]

References

^ "Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken". Film Database (in German). Youth Media Commission [de]. n.d. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken". Cineuropa. n.d. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Amazon. n.d. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ Stadelmaier, Philipp (29 September 2013). "Keinaugfilmer" [No-eye-filmer]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ Zirpins, Mireilla (26 September 2013). "Kritik 'Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken' - Filmstart: 26.9" [Review of 'Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken' - Film release: 26.9.]. RTL Group (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Til Schweigers Animationsfilm ist ein Megaflopp an den Kinokassen" [Til Schweiger's animated film is a mega flop at the box office]. T-Online (in German). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2022.