Ford Erickson

02/09/2023 · Middle School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQ4r6NleLA In this video, the commentator explains the recent lawsuit by actor Scarlett Johansson against Disney. She entered into a contract with Marvel to star in the movie Black Widow and agreed to be paid based on the box office performance numbers, which included bonuses when ticket sales reached certain numbers. She contends that Disney, as the owner of Marvel, agreed that the movie would be exclusively released to theaters. But when Disney released the movie, it released it on streaming services as well as in theaters. Black Widow set a box office record of \( \$ 80 \) million in North America and an additional \( \$ 78 \) million overseas, but it also made \( \$ 60 \) million on Disney Plus, a streaming service. Ticket sales steeply declined in subsequent weeks, making the film one of the lowest grossing Marvel movies. What were the terms of the contract between Johansson and Disney? I