Cable network TNT has grabbed the broadcast rights to “Watchmen,” “Terminator: Salavation” and eleven other Warner Brothers produced movies, including this Christmas’ “Sherlock Holmes” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The deal also includes recent “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” Clint Eastwood’s sleeper hit “Gran Torino” and three upcoming releases: Todd Phillips’ “The Hangover” and the Steven Soderbergh/Matt Damon collaboration “The Informant”
TNT and TBS have acquired exclusive TV rights to the 13 movies, which will begin airing on the cable networks about 30 months after their U.S. releases. “Salvation” is looking at an end-of-2011 network debut.
The license fee for the films is tied to their boxoffice performance and expected to average 10%-12% of their domestic grosses. After seven days in theaters, “Salvation” has amassed $69 million. Depending on how the movie does at the boxoffice, it would earn $15 million-$24 million from TNT.
Also included in the package are recent Warners releases “Observe & Report,” “Inkheart” and “Pride & Glory” and upcoming horror flicks “The Box,” starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden; “The Orphan,” with Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard; and the Kate Beckinsale actioner “Whiteout.”