Marvel movie "Black Widow" lost about $600 million due to the rampant piracy of resources

According to Deadline, the Marvel movie "Black Widow" was released simultaneously on the streaming media Disney+ and in theaters, which led to the rapid outflow of resources, including 4K HDR resources. As of the end of August last year, it had been pirated and downloaded 20 million times. According to the $29.99 fee for watching online on Disney+ at the time, the pirated resources of "Black Widow" caused Marvel's parent company Disney to lose about $600 million.

Deadline reported that "Black Widow" was quickly pirated after it was released on streaming media, and high-definition 4K resources in multiple languages ​​were spread around the world, which further weakened the box office revenue of movies released on streaming media. After the release of "Black Widow" in the summer of 2021, the star of the film, "Black Widow" Scarlett Johansson, sued Disney. Black Widow said that Disney violated the contract by simultaneously releasing the film on its streaming media Disney+. Her salary mainly depends on the box office revenue of the film's release, and her income will be affected after the film is released on streaming media. At present, the loss of 600 million also confirms Scarlett Johansson's statement. Disney initially countered that this was Scarlett's "carefully planned" public relations stunt, but Black Widow eventually received strong support from her peers in the industry, and the lawsuit was finally settled in September. Scarlett Johansson said she was happy to resolve her differences with Disney. She is extremely proud of the work she has done with Disney over the years, and she enjoys the relationship with the team very much, and looks forward to working with both sides in the next few years.