FX is continuing to bolster its box office portfolio.
The network group, which introduced younger-skewing FXX in Sept., has acquired commercial TV premiere rights to Thor: The Dark World, which rounded out this past weekend as No. 1 at the box office with an $86 million haul, along with Gravity, Captain Phillips, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Prisoners.
The pact for Thor stems from a rich output deal between FX Networks and Marvel, which will allow the film to be available to the FX suite of channels beginning in 2015. The move comes as FX's network group expands and looks to add event programming and create additional reasons outside of pricey originals and off-net comedies to tune in.
To date, FX Networks has the largest library of acquired films -- across all genres -- and the most commercial television premieres of any TV service. In fact, the News Corp.-owned network group has managed to scoop up eight of the top 10 biggest box office hits this year, including Iron Man 3, Fast and Furious 6 and Star Trek Into the Darkness, along with two thirds of the top 30 films.
