In return for the two studios teaming up on the project, Paramount gets sole ownership of two properties they both shared: Friday the 13th, and South Park. So in return for help co-financing a movie that will no doubt become a box office juggernaut, Paramount gets to release movies, solely and without all the issues that comes with co-financing, based on probably the most well known horror franchises of all time, and a ridiculously popular animation, whose first movie made $83 million off a $21 million budget. Add to that an agreement that lets them co-finance an as yet unnamed A-list Warner Bros. property, Paramount did pretty well. But there is a catch. They only have the rights to both movies for the next five years. This means the studio would have to fast track both movies to get the most out of the deal. Time will tell how Paramount will move forward with the deal.
via The Hollywood Reporter
