Paramount’s “Gladiator II” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £9.1 million ($11.5 million) opening weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. Studiocanal’s “Paddington In Peru” maintained momentum in its sophomore session, collecting £6.8 million for a cumulative £18.8 million after two weeks. Warner Bros.’ “Red One” secured third place with £1.4 million, pushing […]

Studiocanal’s third “Paddington” instalment, “Paddington in Peru,” delivered a commanding £9.6 million ($12.3 million) opening weekend at the U.K. and Ireland box office, per numbers from Comscore. “Paddington in Peru” scored the biggest opening of the year for a British-produced film, the biggest opening in the territory for the franchise and is Studiocanal’s highest U.K. […]

“Paddington in Peru” has won over audiences in the U.K., landing a record-breaking first weekend at the box office. The third installment in the beloved Paddington Bear franchise proved that the seven-year wait from the second didn’t matter, becoming the biggest opening of the three to date. The three-day result of £9.65 million ($12.4) was […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Paddington in Peru,” which releases in U.K. theaters on Friday and on Jan. 17 in the U.S. In a move that should delight the many — many — fans of “Paddington 2,” one of the film’s best-loved characters has come back for another bite of the marmalade sandwich in […]

Paddington, the duffel-coated bear with a penchant for marmalade and mishaps, was already a cultural institution of nearly 60 years’ standing by the time he headlined his first feature film a decade ago. The success of Paul King’s “Paddington” and “Paddington 2,” however, promoted the diminutive children’s-book hero to the status of national treasure: a […]