Showtime-Summit deal includes 'Twilight'

December 04, 2008 Showtime has secured the first bona fide smash movie since chief film suppliers Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate opted to start their own network. The CBS Corp.-owned net has inked an exclusive four-year output deal with Summit Entertainment for as many as 42 movies, including fall breakout "Twilight," which has earned $124 million domestically in two weeks of release. The deal encompasses upcoming movies such as Nicholas Cage thriller "Knowing" and Lisa Kudrow comedy "Bandslam" and also two potential "Twilight" sequels, which are in development.

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