Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson made the decision to sue the company Disney. The reason was the release format of the film “Black Widow“(Black widow), due to which the actress lost some of the money due to her.
Marvel has repeatedly moved the date of the premiere of the tape due to the pandemic. However, in the end, a decision was made about a hybrid release, within the framework of which “Black Widow” was simultaneously released in cinemas and on a streaming service. Disney +… However, the Mickey Mouse houses there were problems.
Following the results of the first week of rental at Disney, they proudly announced that “Black Widow” grossed more than $ 215 million at the box office, of which the program brought about $ 60 million. Disney + Premiere Access (Disney + subscribers had to pay an additional $ 30 to access the feed). And then everything changed dramatically.
According to the results of the second week of distribution, the film’s box office in the United States fell to $ 25.6 million (-68%). Moreover, the company did not even bother to update the data on Disney +, which analysts considered a wake-up call. In the third week, the situation got worse.
As noted Variety, Disney’s maneuvers angered American theater owners who had high hopes for Black Widow. They blame the disastrous fees for the decision to release the tape on Disney + and the increased activity of pirates. The company was criticized by and National Association of Theater Owners (NATO).
According to The wall street journal, the star of the film Scarlett Johansson, who filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Supreme Court… It turned out that in the agreement between the actress and the studio Marvel there was a clause that guaranteed the release of “Black Widow” exclusively in cinemas. Moreover, the size of Johansson’s fee was directly linked to the box office of the tape.
However, the Mickey Mouse House broke the agreement. As a result, the artist lost about $ 50 million.
“Disney deliberately forced Marvel to violate the agreement without any justification in order to prevent Mrs. Johansson from fully realizing the benefits of the deal,” – stated in the case file.
At the end of the year in a similar situation turned out WarnerMedia, which decided to release all of its 2023 films simultaneously in theaters and in HBO Max… This provoked a conflict between the film company and the studio. Legendary Pictures, the director also expressed dissatisfaction Christopher Nolan…
The difference from Disney is that WarnerMedia’s management was smart enough to renegotiate talent contracts, including directors and actors. As a result, the latter were paid more than $ 200 million.
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