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Box office: Marvel's 'Black Widow' debuts with dazzling $80 million in theaters, $60 million on Disney Plus

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Rebecca Rubin, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/07/12/bw.jpg"/><figcaption>People dressed as Avengers characters attend a fan event and special screening of the film &quot;Black Widow&quot; at El Capitan theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES, July 11, (Variety.com) - Disney and Marvel&#x27;s superhero adventure &quot;Black Widow&quot; captured a massive $80 million in its first weekend, crushing the benchmark for the biggest opening weekend since the pandemic.In a first for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film opened simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus as part of the streaming service&#x27;s Premier Access offering, where subscribers can rent &quot;Black Widow&quot; for an extra $30. Disney reported that &quot;Black Widow&quot; generated more than $60 million &quot;in Disney Plus Premier Access consumer spend globally,&quot; marking the rare occasion in which a studio discloses revenues for digital rentals. Overseas, &quot;Black Widow&quot; collected $78 million in its debut, boosting its global box office haul to $158 million.Disney didn&#x27;t share viewership data for the previously released &quot;Cruella&quot; starring Emma Stone and the animated &quot;Raya and the Last Dragon,&quot; which also premiered simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus. It&#x27;s unclear if Disney will continue to report digital rentals for the upcoming action adventure &quot;Jungle Cruise,&quot; which opens in cinemas and on Disney Plus on July 30.In a statement on Sunday morning, Disney&#x27;s media and entertainment distribution chairman Kareem Daniel said &quot;&#x27;Black Widow&#x27;s&#x27; strong performance this weekend affirms our flexible distribution strategy of making franchise films available in theaters for a true cinematic experience and, as COVID concerns continue globally, providing choice to consumers who prefer to watch at home on Disney Plus.&quot;After a brutal year and change for the movie theater business, the performance of &quot;Black Widow&quot; is encouraging to Hollywood and film exhibitors alike. David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, says Marvel remains in a league of its own at the box office. After all, few film franchises would still be able to galvanize audiences 24 films in.&quot;Certainly the figure would be higher if every theater were open, if there were zero concern with COVID, and if there weren&#x27;t a streaming option,&quot; Gross says. &quot;For now, those impediments make &#x27;Black Widow&#x27;s&#x27; opening all the more impressive.&quot;Universal&#x27;s &quot;F9: The Fast Saga&quot; came in a distant second place with $10.8 million. Since it released on the big screen three weeks ago, the action sequel starring Vin Diesel has generated $141 million in North America. At the international box office, &quot;F9&quot; crossed the $400 million mark, boosting its global total to $541.8 million.Universal also took third and fourth place on domestic box office charts with &quot;Boss Baby: Family Business&quot; ($8.7 million) and &quot;The Forever Purge&quot; ($6.7 million). &quot;The Boss Baby&quot; sequel and the most recent &quot;Purge&quot; installment each opened theatrically over the July 4 holiday weekend and have now collected $34.7 million and $27.4 million, respectively.Paramount&#x27;s &quot;A Quiet Place Part II&quot; took the fifth spot with $3 million, pushing its domestic tally to $150 million, the biggest result yet for a movie released during the pandemic.

LOS ANGELES, July 11, (Variety.com) - Disney and Marvel's superhero adventure "Black Widow" captured a massive $80 million in its first weekend, crushing the benchmark for the biggest opening weekend since the pandemic.

LOS ANGELES, July 11, (Variety.com) - Disney and Marvel's superhero adventure "Black Widow" captured a massive $80 million in its first weekend, crushing the benchmark for the biggest opening weekend since the pandemic.

Box office: Marvel's 'Black Widow' debuts with dazzling $80 million in theaters, $60 million on Disney Plus

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Box office: Marvel's 'Black Widow' debuts with dazzling $80 million in theaters, $60 million on Disney Plus

Rebecca Rubin,

Reuters

Published July 12, 2021 06:58 AM PHT

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