Top 5 Highest Movie Satellite Deals

Gone are the days when a film's fate was decided at the ticket window alone. The films, be it Tollywood or Bollywood rake in a substantial moolah much before its release. Yes. You guessed it right, we are referring to the pre-release business from the sale of audio rights, satellite rights, overseas distribution rights, other states release rights etc. Of these satellite rights rakes in the most cash.

Today, we give you a peek into Bollywood's five highest satellite deals.

Race 3: Salman Khan starrer Race 3 which hit theatres today has opened to positive response from the audiences for its amazing plot and cast. It also features Jaqueline Fernandes, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Daisy Shah in the lead roles. The filmmakers have sold the satellite rights for a fancy price of Rs 150 Cr which is huge for any Bollywood film and thus it bags the Number one position.

Dangal: Aamir Khan's career best film about which the audience and trade circles still talk about. Aamir Khan's Dangal satellite rights shattered records of all his previous films. The makers struck a deal for a whopping Rs 75 Cr.

Tiger Zinda Hai: The film was a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger which was released last year around Christmas. Tiger Zinda Hai made a lifetime collections of approximately 340 crores. The film was directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. According to sources, Tiger Zinda Hai satellite rights were sold for a whopping Rs 70 Cr. Salman and Ali Abbas Zafar are gearing up for Bharat which is set to go on floors by end of this year.

Baahubali: This film made the lead hero Prabhas a Pan India sensation. Baahubali is the first Indian film to have introduced films to the Rs 1000 Cr Club and raked in above Rs 1200 Crores at the worldwide box office. Baahubali Telugu rights were sold to Maa TV and Hindi rights to Sony Network for a fancy price of Rs 60 Cr.

Sultan: This was Salman's third film whose satellite rights fetched a record price of Rs 55 Cr. It also stars Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles.