They’ve earned Emmys, Grammys, platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame. However can Alvin and the Chipmunks now web their greatest prize but: a $300 million paycheck?
The franchise is onsale for round that quantity, sources with data of the matter have told CNBC. That’s $100 million per Chipmunk. It’s a steep value, provided that Roald Dahl’s entire catalogue just went to Netflix for a reported $700 million or so.
The IP is being touted by its proprietor Bagdasarian Productions, which has had held inconclusive talks with consumers together with ViacomCBS. As CNBC notes, the corporate will probably be conscious of the present demand for established leisure properties from media conglomerates seeking to beef up their nascent streaming providers, in addition to from non-public fairness corporations. Roald Dahl is one instance, Apple’s Peanuts deal one other.
