'Captain America,' 'Friends With Benefits,' 'Horrible Bosses' to Premiere on FX

10:53 AM PDT 7/26/2011 by Philiana Ng

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The network continues to add top box office performers to its slate.

FX has snagged the commercial television premiere rights to a handful of recent big-screen releases.

Captain America: The First Avenger, as part of a deal with Marvel that closed in 2008; Friends With Benefits; and Horrible Bosses will all air on FX.

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Captain America, starring Chris Evans as the title character, topped the weekend domestic box office with $65.8 million, in line with Chris Hemsworth's Thor, which took in $65.7 million in its debut.

Friends With Benefits, on the other hand, came in at No. 3, opening to $18.5 million -- just behind the similarly-themed No Strings Attached released earlier this year.

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Up to this point, FX has snagged Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Bad Teacher, Green Lantern, The Hangover Part II, Rio, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, Thor, Just Go With It, The Green Hornet, Tron: Legacy and Kung Fu Panda 2.

Email: philiana.ng@thr.com