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'Paddington 2' Director Paul King on Toppling 'Citizen Kane': "I Won’t Build My Xanadu"

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All hail the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru! Citizen Kane has been knocked from its throne at the top of Rotten Tomatoes’ list of best reviewed films and replaced by Paddington 2.

After the unearthing of a negative 80-year-old Chicago Tribune review on Tuesday, the 1941 Orson Welles classic lost its perfect 100 percent rating and slipped to a meagre 99 percent, with the much-loved live-action/CGI-animated family film sequel — which still retains a 100 percent score —casually sauntering in to claim the crown.

News of the triumph broke in Paddington’s adopted home country of the U.K. overnight, but Paul King —who wrote and directed both Paddington films — says he’s going to try not to get too carried away, despite having now bested.

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