The cinemas protested against such practices for a long time, but so far it has not happened that the famous actress filed a lawsuit against such a large company and demanded 20 million dollars (428 million crowns).
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According to Disney, the lawsuit is meaningless: “Disney has fully complied with its contract with Ms. Johansson, and the release of Black Widow on Disney + under Premier Access has significantly increased its chances of obtaining additional financial compensation for the $ 20 million it has already received.”
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Is it really just covid?
The premiere on the stream took place mainly due to the covidu-19 pandemic, according to Disney. Many people just couldn’t go to the cinema. But it wasn’t free, users had to pay extra, and Disney says it raised $ 60 million for the premiere weekend.
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Natasha Romanov, played by Scarlett Johansson
Photo: Falcon
The actress claims that everyone knew what the problems of cinemas were, and the premiere could wait. According to her, they did it on purpose, because with the help of Black Widow they promoted the streaming platform and simply did not take into account cinema revenues.
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The actress is about money. By paying on the internet and not going to the cinemas, she was probably the only one who lost the money, not the producers. Now he doesn’t have to pay her bonuses for sales in cinemas, which are usually significant for blockbusters. That’s why it’s annoying that Disney wasn’t even interested in modifying the contract, when it was already clear that the film was going on the Disney + platform.
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