With âKnives Outâ Deal, Netflix Signals Itâs in the Franchise Business The streaming gold rush of 2017-18, when Netflix scooped up big-name television creators, now seems to have migrated to the film world. Netflix paid about $465 million for the rights to two sequels to âKnives Out,â a 2019 box office hit starring Daniel Craig and Chris Evans.Credit...Claire Folger/Lionsgate April 19, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES â Hollywood let out a collective gasp this month when it was announced that Netflix had spent about $465 million to buy two sequels to the quirky sur...