Well, Endgame came and went, we got a Spider-man sequel and then COVID happened and everything got pushed back, Black Widow did eventually come out but about a year after it was intended to, its release continually delayed thanks to movie theatres being shuttered over the pandemic. Even then, the release was a partial release as a premium film on Disney+, which Scarlett Johansen, whose contract gave her a portion of box office receipts, was not happy about.
But that’s a matter for a different discussion. Black Widow
is the first true film in the phase 4 slate, made up of both films and TV shows
in the Disney+ Sphere. The timing though is a bit weird; Black Widow had died
following Endgame and she’s been a presence in the Marvel-sphere since Iron Man
2, she was long overdue a headline role, but now it couldn’t be in a movie
taking place in the present.
It's hard to attribute exactly the amount of money Black Widow made following its release, it made just shy of $400m in theatres, and $66m in its opening weekend on Disney+, though how that translates into revenue I’m not sure. But let's take a look at it and see if it holds up.
