The first Paddington had a three-day total of $18.9M, while Paddington 2 posted $11M. Quorum believes the 3-day for the threequel is $12M-$15M (update). The pic has already cleared $104M abroad with $19M from Sony’s offshore territories.

Brave New World" is kicking off a critical 2025 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earning $12 million from Thursday previews. For comparison, the last February Marvel film, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,

The Marvel Studios' movie is the year's first tentpole and is on course to collect $90 million-plus over the long Valentine's Day/Presidents Day weekend.