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Aug
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
How the ‘Black Widow’ Battle Could Break the Mold on Hollywood Dealmaking

How the ‘Black Widow’ Battle Could Break the Mold on Hollywood Dealmaking

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Entertainment In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson has lawyers less willing to leave things between the lines. When Scarlett Johansson sued Disney on July 29 over her Black Widow pay, one community in Hollywood took the development especially personally: the ranks of transactional attorneys who negotiate deals for top talent. For many of them, the suit over the film’s concurrent release in theaters and on Disney+ not only highlights the complexity of compensation in the streaming era, it’s also evidence of…
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Aug
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Disney Makes First Move in Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Suit

Disney Makes First Move in Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Suit

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business Pushing for arbitration, Disney's lawyers update the movie's box office and streaming take, saying it has outgrossed some other Marvel films with an "impressive pandemic-era showing." Disney is demanding that Scarlett Johansson’s suit over her Black Widow pay be moved to arbitration. The filings came near midnight on Friday evening in Los Angeles Superior Court. The company has also revealed that on Aug. 10, it initiated arbitration against her. In her complaint, Johansson alleges her contract was breached when the superhero film was released on Disney+. The actress earns bonuses when Black Widow reaches certain box office…
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Jul
30
2021
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By Troy Warren
Disney sued by Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson over movie’s streaming release

Disney sued by Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson over movie’s streaming release

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Joan E. Solsman | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Johansson alleges the Disney Plus release violated her contract and affected how much she was paid. Disney is being sued by Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson over the company's decision to sell the Marvel blockbuster on its streaming service Disney Plus simultaneously with its release in theaters. The suit alleges that Disney breached Johansson's contract, claiming she was guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release and missed out on compensation because her pay was partly tied to the the film's box-office performance -- but not on any success streaming.  Disney said the complaint had "no merit whatsoever." "The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing…
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Jul
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Old’ Slithers Past ‘Snake Eyes’ to Win Slow Weekend

Box Office: ‘Old’ Slithers Past ‘Snake Eyes’ to Win Slow Weekend

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Both new films are beating 'Space Jam: A New Legacy,' which is falling off steeply in its second outing amid the challenged box office recovery. M. Night Shyamalan is scoring another No. 1 win at the domestic box office, where his thriller Old is slithering past fellow new offering Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins to win the spoils of an overall quiet weekend. Old — about a family whose tropical vacation turns into an age-accelerating nightmare — grossed $6.9 million Friday from 3,355 locations, including $1.5 million in Thursday evening previews. At this pace, the film is expected to…
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Jul
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
Theater Owners Blast Disney for Making ‘Black Widow’ Available Immediately on Streaming

Theater Owners Blast Disney for Making ‘Black Widow’ Available Immediately on Streaming

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The National Association of Theatre Owners says the decision is responsible for the superhero pic's "stunning collapse in its second weekend" at the box office. Theater owners on Sunday blasted the Walt Disney Co. for making Marvel’s Black Widowavailable simultaneously in the home and on the big screen, saying the decision has undercut the tentpole’s box office potential and promoted piracy. A press release from the National Association of Theater Owners didn’t mince words, saying that Black Widow suffered a “stunning collapse in its second weekend in theatrical revenues,” in addition to dropping an unprecedented 41 percent…
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Jul
12
2021
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‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer

‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The conglomerate says the superhero pic made more than $60 million on Disney+ Premier Access during its opening weekend — a sizable 27 percent of its global $218.8 million hybrid streaming/box office debut. Marvel Studio’s Black Widow may have just changed the rules of Hollywood’s all-consuming streaming wars race versus the box office. The Disney empire stunned rival Hollywood studios and theater owners on Sunday when including premium video on-demand numbers in its box office note for the Marvel female-led superhero pic starring Scarlett Johansson. It’s the first time any movie studio has revealed such data…
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Jul
10
2021
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‘Black Widow’ Director Cate Shortland on Not Wanting to Make a Dark Film and Her Post-Credit Scene “Hero Worship”

‘Black Widow’ Director Cate Shortland on Not Wanting to Make a Dark Film and Her Post-Credit Scene “Hero Worship”

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BY BRIAN DAVIDS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The filmmaker reveals how Scarlett Johansson convinced her to make the jump from the indie world to Marvel and how 'Widow' recontextualizes Natasha's sacrifice in 'Avengers: Endgame.' [This interview contains spoilers for Black Widow.] Cate Shortland initially turned down the prospect of directing Black Widow, but Scarlett Johansson refused to take no for an answer after falling in love with the Australian filmmaker’s 2012 film, Lore. From there, a Zoom-based “courtship” took place as both women got to know each other without even discussing the film. Eventually, the two creatives found common ground when it came to Widow, and…
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Jul
08
2021
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‘Black Widow’ Box Office Preview: Can Marvel Pic Crack $80M in U.S. Opening?

‘Black Widow’ Box Office Preview: Can Marvel Pic Crack $80M in U.S. Opening?

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The superhero stand-alone hopes to further the moviegoing recovery and snare the biggest launch of the pandemic era even as it debuts simultaneously on Disney+ Premier Access. After more than a year of waiting to spin its web on the big screen, Marvel Studios’ female superhero stand-alone Black Widow hopes to crack $80 million when opening at the North American box office this weekend. To date, Universal’s F9 boasts the biggest domestic launch of the pandemic era with $70 million (last weekend, it zoomed past $500 million globally). The major difference between the two films in terms of their…
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