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 Valentine’s Day/Presidents’ Day weekend release coincides with that of Marvel Studios’ “Brave New World,” as Sony will look to families with kids out of school and fans of the cult hit and critically acclaimed “Paddington” films to turn out.

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Sony is moving StudioCanal’s Paddington in Peru to Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend, Feb. 14. The film was originally set to go over MLK weekend, Jan. 17, 2025. The news comes in the wake of the Dougal Wilson directed threequel notching the best UK opening for a British production since 2021’s No Time to

Despite already having debuted in the UK, Paddington in Peru will be taking even longer to arrive across the pond. According to Variety, the third installment in the fan-favorite franchise has shifted its 2025 US release date nearly a month from January 17 to February 14.