FX Gets The TV Rights To X-Men: First Class

FX Gets The TV Rights To X-Men: First Class

After having a successful opening weekend FX has picked up the TV rights to Matthew Vaughn's movie adaption of X-Men: First Class.

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By WaylonJones - Jun 07, 2011 12:06 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: Deadline



Hot off the heels of making 55.1 million dollars at the box office this weekend, X-Men: First Class has a new TV home, FX. First Class joins the previous three X-Men movies as well as Spider-Man and Fantastic Four on the network.



Reports Deadline:

FX has added another No.1 box-office opener to its collection of film acquisitions. The cable network has closed a deal for the TV rights to X-Men: First Class, which opened at the top spot last weekend with $55.1 million. Last week, FX picked up Hangover II, which was the box-office champ the previous weekend. The acquisition of First Class, produced by sister studio Twentieth Century Fox, completes FX's X-Men collection. The network also has the first 3 films in the franchise.


No word yet on when the film might air on FX, but you can check out X-Men:First Class in theaters right now.

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Hellsing
Hellsing - 6/7/2011, 12:59 PM
apparently first class has chance of topping the box office again this week end. Apparently Paramount are expecting Super 8 to do around 25 to 30 mill this week end, it should be interesting.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 6/7/2011, 1:17 PM
@Hellsing Super 8 doesn't have to make outstanding numbers to be a success. It was made for around 50 million dollars. Even if it only takes home 30 million this weekend in the States, it will easily be able to hit 100 million within two or three weeks worldwide. That means more original science fiction flicks from Abrams in the future.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 6/7/2011, 1:34 PM
@Ill i don't think i said any where that it had to make a huge amount of money and i don't think i said anything about it not being a success either just pointing out that x-men first class has chance at being top of the box office thats all. Anything JJ's involved is sure to be a success.
pitchblack
pitchblack - 6/7/2011, 1:44 PM
Wolverine will be on FX, not enough time has passed for it to be aired. They have the rights though, it's going to be there later this year.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 6/7/2011, 1:58 PM
@Hellsing I know you didn't buddy, I was just pointing that out to any other commenters. JJ has convinced me that he has the golden touch, anything he touches turns into a massive success.
Wildaniel
Wildaniel - 6/7/2011, 5:14 PM
FX has the movies, lol.
Blackmatter
Blackmatter - 6/7/2011, 5:17 PM
Well, of course they did

@teabag> my sentiment exactly,,much better than the rest of em
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 6/7/2011, 6:03 PM
Wait a minute, let me get this straight; the FOX FX channel that shows Fox CBM'S like the Fantastic Four, Daredevil and the entire X-MEN trilogy (just this weekend) are getting the rights to show the Fox CBM X-MEN First Class? That's impossible. I don't believe a word of that.
Talontd
Talontd - 6/7/2011, 7:04 PM
@Neo

My sentiments exactly! Brilliant.
AEStark
AEStark - 6/7/2011, 7:18 PM
@neo

Thank you!
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