Terminator Salvation Comes to TNT in 2011

According to The Hollywood Reporter it seems Terminator Salvation will be debuting on TNT as part of a 13-title Warner Bros. movie package that was picked up by the network and TBS.

Other films in the deal are Watchmen, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Gran Torino and the as yet unreleased The Hangover, The Informant from (Steven Soderbergh and Matt Damon), and Guy Ritchie's holiday release of Sherlock Holmes that stars Robert Downey Jr.

TNT and TBS nabbed exclusive TV rights to the 13 movies, which start airing on the networks about 30 months from their U.S. releases.

Terminator Salvation will play on the cable station at the end of 2011.

Apparently, license fees for the films are tied in with their boxoffice performance. They are expected to average 10%-12% of their domestic grosses.

For example, Terminator Salvation has made $69 million at the domestic box office. Depending on how it finally plays out theatrically, it might earn earn $15 million to $24 million from TNT.

Also folded into the deal are Observe and Report, Inkheart, Pride and Glory, the Cameron Diaz horror film The Box, Orphan, and the Kate Beckinsale action flick Whiteout.

Terminator Salvation was released May 21st, 2009 and stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common. The film is directed by McG.


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Comments (8)

  1. reelmein

    Yea i would rent or buy it when comes out on DVD
    it would be so cut down when on cable did you remember Watchmen was all most 3 hours long so...

    3 years agoby @reelmeinFlag

  2. JanaeT

    The Terminator: Salvation reviews are starting to come in, and it looks like Terminator: Salvation is going to be a hit. The reboot film of the Terminator series, starring Christian Bale, is an update on the film series that began in 1984 with the release of the first film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The first film was shot for $6 million, and made over $80 million. Some people will look into a quick cash loan to see the new one. Salvation is a franchise reboot, as both prequel and sequel, and it's been getting a lot of buzz. It might be worth short term loans to see if the Terminator: Salvation reviews turn out well. Read more on this site: http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/05/21/terminator-salvation-reviews-big-box-office-hit/.

    3 years agoby @janaetFlag

  3. Dr.Carter

    I dont know about Hangover and Watchmen on TNT due to all the editing they will have to do.

    3 years agoby @dr-carterFlag

  4. slysnide

    i'm in total agreement w/you IAmxVindicated.

    3 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  5. IAmxVindicated

    Half of these you might as well buy/rent them when they come out on DVD. They will be edited to DEATH. Like seriously.

    3 years agoby @iamxvindicatedFlag

  6. ZanyZap

    Wow, thanks for the heads up. I'll set the TiVo now...

    (no sarcasm, of course).

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  7. Shelley

    I will not need to worry about this since I plan on owning the DVD.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  8. Raoul Duke

    Cool...I guess.

    3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag

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