There were reports about Zee Network buying the rights for Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar starer 2.0 for a whopping 110 crore!!
Before you all get confused about satellite rights and the amount spent by Zee for these rights, we need to establish the definition of ‘Satellite Rights’.
The satellite rights of a film give a TV network/channel the exclusive privilege of premiering and broadcasting certain films on the small screen.
These deals are brokered between a production house and a TV network (or an actor and a channel) for specific films or a certain number of films as a package. The rights may be sold before the film releases , or after.
Here’s a list of the top most expensive satellite rights in Bollywood
Bahubaali 2
The movie won hearts all across the globe and the entire nation couldn’t wait for the part 2 to release. So, when it actually happened, Sony Network did not think twice before buying the Hindi Satellite rights to the movie for a whopping 51 crores and this is just for one language!! This is the highest revenue generated by a dubbed film so far.
Dangal
The satellite rights for this film were sold at a record breaking price!! Prior to Dangal, no other Aamir Khan has been bought for an amount this huge. The movie sold its satellite rights for 75 crores which certainly broke all records of the film industry.
Raees
Shahrukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Mahira Khan starer, Raees was anticipated the biggest release of 2017. The movie released with wide screen count of 2500 in India and 800 in overseas and sold the satellite rights to Zee network for a huge amount of 45 crores.
Sultan
The Salman Khan blockbuster was the story of a wrestler and his journey to success along with his beloved wife. The movie broke all records on the box office and Sony didn’t think twice before buying the rights for 55 crores. According to reports, the movie made 50 crores on the telecast premier. Now, that was definitely a worthy investment.
Dilwale
What happens when Shah Rukh and Kajol make a comeback on the big screen?
You guessed it right!! It leads to a major hype and we shouldn’t be surprised to hear the satellite rights of this movie were sold to Multi Screen Media (MSM) by red chillies for a whopping 60 crores. In fact, this was one of those few movies that sold their rights even before its release.
Well, the network companies certainly have to loosen their pockets to get these satellite rights on board. The next time you watch a movie on your television screen, you’d definitely give a thought about how much it cost to have it out there!!
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