FX Acquires First-Run Rights to 'Prometheus'
FX has acquired the first-run broadcast rights to 20th Century Fox's Prometheus.
The Ridly Scott science fiction thriller, which opened June 8, earned an estimated $50 million during its opening weekend. It lost out on the box office victory to Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, which drew over $60 million.
Prometheus joins other film acquisions that FX had made this year, including 21 Jump Street and The Lorax.
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