Paddington Surpasses Non-Stop to Become StudioCanal's Biggest Release
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Posted March 3, 2015 03:54 PM by Webmaster
Paul King's blockbuster Paddington has become StudioCanal's biggest theatrical release. During the weekend, Paddington surpassed the previous record-holder, Non-Stop, which grossed $236m for the studio.
Thus far Paddington has earned $241m for StudioCanal, but the film is yet to open in major markets such as China and Japan.
Paddington stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. In the United Kingdom, StudioCanal will release it on Blu-ray on March 23.
Official synopsis: Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Arriving alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family, who find him with a label tied around his neck which reads 'Please look after this bear. Thank you.' They offer him a temporary home whilst he searches for the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy all those years before. But when Paddington catches the eye of a sinster, seductive taxidermist, it isn't long before his home - and very existence - is under threat...
Based on the best-selling series by British author Michael Bond, from an original screenplay by filmmaker Paul King (Bunny and the Bull, Mighty Boosh). A Heyday Films and StudioCanal production, Paddington is directed by the twice BAFTA-nominated King, produced by multiple award-winning David Heyman (Gravity, the Harry Potter series) and executive produced by Heyday's Rosie Alison (Testament of Youth), Jeffrey Clifford (No Strings Attached, Up in the Air) and by Alexandra Ferguson (Anna Karenina).
Special Features:
Thus far Paddington has earned $241m for StudioCanal, but the film is yet to open in major markets such as China and Japan.
Paddington stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. In the United Kingdom, StudioCanal will release it on Blu-ray on March 23.
Official synopsis: Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Arriving alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family, who find him with a label tied around his neck which reads 'Please look after this bear. Thank you.' They offer him a temporary home whilst he searches for the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy all those years before. But when Paddington catches the eye of a sinster, seductive taxidermist, it isn't long before his home - and very existence - is under threat...
Based on the best-selling series by British author Michael Bond, from an original screenplay by filmmaker Paul King (Bunny and the Bull, Mighty Boosh). A Heyday Films and StudioCanal production, Paddington is directed by the twice BAFTA-nominated King, produced by multiple award-winning David Heyman (Gravity, the Harry Potter series) and executive produced by Heyday's Rosie Alison (Testament of Youth), Jeffrey Clifford (No Strings Attached, Up in the Air) and by Alexandra Ferguson (Anna Karenina).
Special Features:
- Meet the Characters
- When a Bear Comes to Stay
- From Page to Screen
- Stills Gallery