Warner Bros. has acquired North American distribution rights to the sequel, the company announced Wednesday.
The family-friendly film will keep its Jan. 12 release date in the U.S. and Canada.
Paddington 2sees the bear in the blue coat and red hat settled in with the Brown family.

Credit: The Weinstein Company
StudioCanal fully financed the film, which opened atop the U.K. box office earlier this month.
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Polaroidis moving forward as planned with a release date of Nov. 22 followed byPaddington 2on Jan. 12.
The firstPaddingtongrossed over $75 million and we expect even greater success forPaddington 2.