The famous and renowned actress has assured that the simultaneous premiere of her most recent film, ‘Black Widow’, was not part of the agreement and that due to the weak box office she is failing to earn millions of dollars.
Scarlett Johansson, the famous Hollywood actress who has played Black Widow at Marvel Studios all these years, has filed a lawsuit against Disney for breach of contract by simultaneously releasing Black Widow (Black Widow) both in theaters and on Disney +, alleging That this decision was not part of the initial agreement and that is why he is failing to earn millions of dollars, since his salary depends on a box office performance that is well below expectations.
Apparently, a good part of Scarlett Johansson’s salary for Black Widow was contingent on her performance at the box office and the reality is that the film has had the worst second weekend of any Marvel Studios premiere; the motives? The general public that has not yet flocked to movie theaters due to the coronavirus pandemic, to which we must add the simultaneous premiere on Disney +. And according to the actress and her lawyers, the premiere on the streaming platform was not part of the initial agreement.
The lawsuit also alleges that they have in their possession emails from Marvel’s main lawyer assuring that a change of business model in relation to the premiere had to be agreed with the actress, something that never happened. According to The Wall Street Journal, the actress would be failing to earn around 50 million dollars due to a unilateral decision by the company about the simultaneous premiere of Black Widow.
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