By George Stark For Dailymail.comPublished: 14:08 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 14:47 EDT, 29 July 2021Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney, claiming the movie's opening weekend release through online streaming breached her contract. Johansson, 36, alleges that she lost out of more than $50million as a result of the film being released on streaming service Disney+ at the same time as its debut in theaters, according to The Wall Street Journal. Lawsuit: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming release of Black Widow alleging she lost out on more than $50 MILLION after initial deal with MarvelBlack Widow took in $60 million on the streaming platform Disney+ on the opening weekend alone, the company previously announced in its first breakdown of steaming figures for a movie. Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson as the cat-suited superspy, was available online to Disney+ subscribers for an extra fee of $29.99. Parent company AT&T, which owns both Warner Bros. and HBO, appears pleased with the formula and plans to extend it.

Source: The Nation July 29, 2021 18:45 UTC