WSJ: Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release
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I was curious on how this would play out. A lot of these long-term contracts were done BEFORE the Disney streaming thing was an idea. Sounds like she has a case, and Disney will probably attempt to make her whole.
I'm surprised Disney would overlook such a thing. Seems like a pretty big thing to gloss over considering it's one of their first and arguable biggest hybrid release so far.
Ok if her salary is based on box-office performance I guess that's fair that she would go after Disney over it.
Maybe they will quickly settle this because I don't remember if it released day and date on streaming but if Disney wanted to be assholes they would have released the streaming option a day later and technically been within contract.
She should get paid, especially after Disney put out that press release gloating about how much Black Widow made on Disney+ streaming.
I'm a bit surprised they did this without compensating her at all, especially after Warner Bros set a precedent late last year.
I'm a bit surprised they did this without compensating her at all, especially after Warner Bros set a precedent late last year.
yeah my gut reaction was "poor millionaire" but this seems pretty cut and dry bad on Disney's end. Hopefully it'll be settled quickly.
If her pay was based on theatrical revenue but it made $60 million opening weekend alone in day 1 streaming revenue then yeah it is more than fair that that revenue be considered as part of her compensation. Same with anyone else contractually compensated in that way.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer
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.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
'Black Widow' Stunner: Disney's Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer
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.
When there are shareholders involved, it's never enough money to them
John Krasinski and Emily Blount are in a standoff with Paramount over something similar with Quiet Place 2. So many of these contracts signed before Covid for bigger stars/producers were probably based on box office grosses and that's being undercut when movie runs are being either shortened or removed entirely.
I wonder how this would work going forward. Does Disney have a metric for "views" on their new D+ shows/movies? So if a Marvel movie for instance goes there or has an exclusive release, are the actors going to get a cut of some profit?
WB was desperate to make HBO Max a thing. They paid up WW1984 director and star, but no one else got that treatment.
The streaming stuff is about to hit critical mass in terms of completely fucking up Hollywood economics. The idea that you have "residuals", that you make a percentage of the money earned at the box office, and when played on TV, and when sold via DVD has been a cornerstone of how actors negotiate fair contracts for decades now. The inability to qualify "how much money" something being streamed is worth is a wrecking ball to that system. With BW they can make a case that there was additional direct revenue in the form of the premium rental, but as more stuff moves to simultaneous release on the base tier, how do you put a number on the value of streaming? There's no ads to count. There's no buy in fees. Its some fraction of their monthly subscription cost, but not an easy one to assess
I can only be so sympathetic to a multi-millionaire, but any push back against Disney is welcome pushback.
Also, if she's suing, that means they probably told her to fuck off when her people brought it up in private conversation, so get your bread girl.
Also, if she's suing, that means they probably told her to fuck off when her people brought it up in private conversation, so get your bread girl.
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If her pay was based on theatrical revenue but it made $60 million opening weekend alone in day 1 streaming revenue then yeah it is more than fair that that revenue be considered as part of her compensation. Same with anyone else contractually compensated in that way.
‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer
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.
'Black Widow' Stunner: Disney's Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer
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.
Damn, I didn't know it did so well on D+. I guess that's never going away.