FX once again beats all the other major networks to the punch and lands the TV broadcast rights to Superman Returns, 6 months before the movie even releases. This is not the first time they have corned a big action flick. In the past they had the broadcast rights to Spiderman 2, X2 and more recently Fantastic Four and Batman Begins. The network has agreed to pay Warner Bros. about 12% of the eventual domestic gross, with a cap between $17 and $25 million. Superman Returns will premier on TV in early 2009. The movie will first appear on on HBO pay-per-view as part of HBO's standing deal with Warner Bros.
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I would hope HBO had a "standing deal" with the Warner Bros. studio; both are just divisions of parent company Time Warner. As is DC Comics, which directly owns the Superman character. Meaning you're extremely unlikely to see a DC Comics-based movie ever premiere on Showtime or any movie channel outlet other than HBO.
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