‘Paddington in Peru’ Shifts to Valentine’s Day Release in the U.S.
variety.comAngelique Jackson U.S. audiences will have to wait a little longer to get their Paddington fix, as the successful film franchise’s third installment, “Paddington in Peru,” shifts from a Jan.
2025 release to Valentine’s Day. The Columbia Pictures film’s domestic release has moved from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, now coinciding with both Presidents’ Day & Valentine’s Day weekend.
The shift positions the family film on a double holiday weekend, with a large percentage of K-12 students out of school Friday-Monday. “Paddington 3” debuted in the U.K.
earlier this month and scored a record-breaking opening weekend, collecting £9.65 million ($12.4 million) — the biggest opening for a British film since 2021’s “No Time to Die.” The first two “Paddington” movies have earned in excess of $600 million globally, with the third installment aiming the franchise towards the $1 billion mark.
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