Actress Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday that alleges Disney breached her contract by releasing the highly anticipated superhero film " Black Widow " on its streaming service, Disney+. "To maximize these receipts, and thereby protect her financial interests, Ms. Johansson extracted a promise from Marvel that the release of the picture would be a 'theatrical release,'" the suit claimed. "As Ms. Johansson, Disney, Marvel, and most everyone else in Hollywood knows, a 'theatrical release' is a release that is exclusive to movie theatres. Disney made big waves when it announced in March that "Black Widow" would be released on Disney+ for an extra charge and in theaters simultaneously. Comscore SCOR Its July 9 release was an immediate success for Disney, in theaters and streaming , bringing in $80 million in its North America opening in theaters and $60 million globally on Disney+.

Source: CNN July 29, 2021 20:15 UTC