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MUMBAI:
USA Network has acquired the cable television rights from
Disney ABC Domestic Television to Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates
of The Caribbean: At World's End.
Under
the agreement, USA has the network window premiere beginning
in September 2009, states an official release.
"This acquisition completes USA's ownership of rights
to the 'Pirates' trilogy, and we couldn't be more thrilled,"
said USA senior vice president, programming Jane Blaney. "It's
one of the most popular franchises in film history and our
viewers have made it clear that it's a favorite of theirs."
Taking
in more than $404 million worldwide in its opening weekend,
Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End scaled new heights
at the box office with an unprecedented 29,000-screen release.
The
2006 premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the
Black Pearl was the biggest theatrical movie in USA's
history and the highest-rated movie in five years in the P25-54
demo. The premiere and its subsequent three primetime runs
have established Pirates as the top movie on cable
since its debut on USA. Last year, USA announced acquisition
of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the
second film in the series.
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