Under the pact, FX will start running last year's "Twilight," the first movie in the franchise, beginning in late 2011. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which shattered box-office projections and opened at $142.8 million domestically this past weekend, will be available in late 2012. "Eclipse," which is slated for a June 30 release, will have its premiere on FX in early 2013. Summit has yet to green-light production on "Breaking Down," an adaptation of the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series.

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"Locker," "Knowing" and "Push" will debut on FX in mid-2012.

All seven films are set to go to FX after completing their pay cable window on Showtime, which last year inked a four-year output deal with Summit.

The license fee for the movies is based on their North American box-office performance. If the third and fourth "Twilight" movies continue to do well and each reach the $200 million mark domestically, FX could end up paying close to $100 million for the quartet. (For a marquee film title, ad-supported networks usually shell out about 12 percent of the domestic tally and as much as $24 million if the movie's receipts total crosses $200 million.)

FX's deal with Summit mirrors similar output deals the cable network has put in place with Marvel Studios and DreamWorks Animation.