FX Grabs ‘2012’ Rights for 2012 THR

FX apparently saw the potential in the end-days film “2012,” grabbing the TV rights in advance of the movie’s $225 million opening weekend, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The Sony film will air on the basic cable network in 2012. Given a standard license fee of about 12 percent of the domestic box office and if the movie continues its box office blowout, FX could end up paying as much as $24 million, THR calculates.

--Elizabeth Jensen