Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over Black Widow streaming release
on streaming simultaneously as in cinemas.According to a lawsuit filed, the 36-year-old was entitled to a percentage of box office receipts from the much-anticipated Marvel film. on streaming at the same time as in theatres, alleging a breach of contract which cost the star millions of dollars.
Box office analysts have cited the film's streaming debut as a major factor in a lacklustre - by Marvel film standards - release for a film that has grossed just over $150 million in domestic theatres in three weeks.directly onto Disney+ to increase subscribers and thereby boost the company's stock price - and that it's hiding behind Covid-19 as a pretext to do so," said Johansson's attorney John Berlinski in a statement to AFP.
Like many Hollywood studios, Disney is increasingly prioritising streaming as a source of future revenue.had earned"over $60 million" on Disney+ alone, where it was available to subscribers at an additional $30 cost.
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