Black Widow Projected To Make $140 Million Globally This Weekend

Marvel’s Black Widow will finally hit theaters and Disney+ via Premier Access on July 9, and analysts are predicting the movie will take in $140 million over the release weekend. According to Deadline, that number represents a global audience that’s been forced to wait nearly 15 months for the movie to finally come out.

Conservatively, also according to Deadline, Disney itself is “only” projecting a $75 million take from a stateside audience alone. While nobody knows yet whether moviegoing as we knew it before the pandemic will quite rebound, one strong point of comparison is the latest Fast and Furious–F9, which had a staggered theatrical release around the globe, internationally took in $250 million in roughly three weeks.

But these numbers hardly make for direct or even easy comparisons–they’re just proof that people are going back to the movies. The big difference between Black Widow and F9 is that $203 million of the latter’s revenue stated above was from China, alone. As of this writing, China–the biggest Marvel market in the world–doesn’t have a release date for Black Widow.

Really, though, the main headline here is in a few days Black Widow will finally be out. First reactions to the movie from critics recently hit social media, along with reviews, it seems to have been worth the wait. Here’s our run down of how to watch Black Widow on Disney Plus, if you’re so inclined or heading to the theater isn’t yet plausible.