PADDINGTON IN PERU Becomes The Biggest British Film Opening In Three Years And Sits At Number One At The Box Office
BECOMES THE BIGGEST BRITISH FILM OPENING FOR THREE YEARS
PADDINGTON IN PERU DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE WITH £9.65M THREE-DAY BOX OFFICE TOTAL
THE FILM IS THE BIGGEST BRITISH FILM OPENING OF THE YEAR, AND LARGEST SINCE NO TIME TO DIE IN 2021
BOX OFFICE RESULT MAKES IT STUDIOCANAL’S BIGGEST EVER OPENING WEEKEND, AHEAD OF PADDINGTON 2 (£8.2M)
PADDINGTON IN PERU opened at number one at the box office this weekend as an estimated 1.2m people flocked to cinemas across the UK & Ireland to see it, with the £9.65m three-day box office total making it the biggest British opening of 2024 so far.
The film, developed, produced and distributed by STUDIOCANAL, becomes the company’s biggest ever opening weekend and is the third biggest opening of the year to-date, behind only Deadpool & Wolverine (£17.2m) and Inside Out 2 (11.3m).
PADDINGTON IN PERU’s opening weekend number was bigger than The Super Mario Bros Movie [£8.7m exl. previews] and ahead of Incredibles 2 (£9.4m),Wonka (opening weekend £8.9m) Despicable Me 4 (£8.8m) and Mary Poppins Returns (£8.2m).
Opening in 732 cinemas, the widest site count of the year so far, PADDINGTON IN PERU becomes the sixth biggest British film to open in the past decade with only No Time to Die, Spectre, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald & Dunkirk ahead of it. It also becomes the tenth largest family film to open in the last ten years.
PADDINGTON IN PERU is based on the best-selling and internationally adored series of children's stories by British author Michael Bond with a story by Paul King, Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton and a screenplay by Mark Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont.
The film was shot on location in London, Peru and Colombia and is fully financed and developed by STUDIOCANAL who will also distribute the film in France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand as well as through partners in China and Japan. Sony Pictures will distribute in the USA, Canada and other key international territories including Latin America. STUDIOCANAL also fully financed and developed Paddington & Paddington 2.
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About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)
STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all major European markets - France, United Kingdom & Ireland, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Benelux - as well as in Australia, in New Zealand and in the United States. It finances, produces, and distributes 80 films per year. It owns the largest catalogue in Europe and one of the most prestigious in the world, boasting around 9 000 titles from 60 countries, spanning 100 years of film history. Close to 25 million euros has been invested into the 4K restoration of nearly 1 000 classic feature films over the past 5 years. In addition, STUDIOCANAL also produces almost 20 series each year and operates at an international level by globally distributing its scripted productions and CANAL+ Originals (2,000 hours of current and library content in distribution). All productions take place directly through STUDIOCANAL entities or with its award-winning network of 14 production companies in Europe and in the United States: BAMBU PRODUCCIONES (SP), BIRDIE PICTURES (UK), DINGIE (BE), LAILAPS FILMS (GER), OPUS TV (POL), RED PRODUCTION COMPANY (UK), SAM PRODUCTIONS (DEN), STRONG FILM & TELEVISION (UK), STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL (FR), STUDIOCANAL SERIES (GER), SUNNY MARCH TV (UK), THE PICTURE COMPANY (US), URBAN MYTH FILMS (UK), 2E BUREAU (FR).
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