Lionsgate has sold television rights to a package of its movies to USA Network and Sci Fi Channel for $20 million.

The films include 3:10 to Yuma, Saw II and Good Luck Chuck and will become available for the channel to air as other deals finish in 2009 and 2010.

It is Lionsgate's biggest ever one-off television rights deal.

USA Network's senior vice president of programming acquisitions Jane Blaney said: "This deal really works for our networks because Lionsgate is offering such a diversified package of movies."

Under the deal the Sci Fi Channel will get television premieres for Saw II and Skinwalkers and rights to other films including The Toolbox Murders.