Paddington in Peruhas passed a major box office milestone in North America. The movie is the latest installment in the franchise based on the iconic children’s books by English author Michael Bond, following the title character and his surrogate human family attempting to rescue his aunt when she goes missing in the jungles of Peru. Although thePaddington in Perureleasekicked off in November 2024 in the United Kingdom, it did not hit domestic theaters until Presidents' Day weekend, where it debuted at No. 2 behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbusterCaptain America: Brave New World.
PerVariety, as of Sunday morning,Paddington in Peruis projected to close out its second weekend in domestic theaters with a 3-day total of $6.5 million. This sees it land at No. 3 behindCaptain Americaat No. 1 and the new horror releaseThe Monkeyat No. 2, with a relatively gentle week-on-week drop of 49%. Additionally, its cumulative $25.2 million domestic haul makes itthe latest movie to pass the $25 million milestone in North America, one of just seven 2025 domestic releases to have done so at the time of writing.
What This Means For Paddington In Peru
It Is In The Middle Of The Pack So Far
So far, in terms of its domestic box office performance, the new installment has remained in the lower-middle of the threePaddingtonmovies.It is still maintaining a lead over the belovedPaddington 2, which is one of Rotten Tomatoes' best-reviewed movies with a near-perfect 99% score, but its week 2 drop was much harsher, meaning that it could quickly fall behind its 2018 predecessor. Below, see a breakdown of how all three installments of the franchise have performed at the domestic box office during their first two weekends:
$18.9 million
$12.3 million
-35.3%
$39.9 million
$11 million
$8 million
-27.2%
$24.8 million
$12.8 million
$6.5 million
-49%
$25.2 million
The cumulative totals are all comparable even though the new movie opened over Presidents' Day, as both previous installments were also released over 4-day holiday weekends, having come out in January during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day period in the United States. Thus, while it has maintained a lead overPaddington 2, if it continues to drop at its current level, as opposed to the much gentler 27-35% range of the previous movies,it will likely become the lowest-grossing installment yet at the domestic box officeby the end of its run.
Our Take On The Paddington In Peru Box Office
The Franchise’s Diminishing Returns Are Natural
Ultimately, this decent but dwindling domestic performance makes sense. WhilePaddington in Perureviewsare largely positive, having earned the movie a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 94%, this is the lowest score of the franchise andcritics generally agree that it is the worst of the trilogy in spite of its charms. This may be preventing the movie from becoming a word-of-mouth success at the level of the previous installments, even though lingering fondness for the franchise is preventing it from crashing.
Paddington in Peru
Cast
Paddington in Peru follows the beloved bear as he embarks on an adventure to visit Aunt Lucy in her new home at the Home for Retired Bears. Accompanied by the Brown Family, they uncover a mystery that leads them through the Amazon rainforest and the mountainous regions of Peru.
