'Cruella' and 'Black Widow' will cost Disney+ customers an additional $30 each to stream at home
'Cruella' and 'Black Widow' will cost Disney+ customers an additional $30 each to stream at home

Walt Disney on Tuesday delayed the global release of the Marvel Studios movie Black Widow by two months until July and said it would be shown simultaneously in cinemas and on the movie Disney + streaming service for a fee.


Theater operators were expecting the Black Widow, a superhero made by Scarlett Johnson from a Russian-born spy, to launch a summer blockbuster season in early May and the Corona virus to spread due to epidemics. It will bring the crowd back to the theaters after the closure.

Shares of AMC Entertainment, the world's largest cinema operator, fell 16% after the announcement.

Disney also said that it will be offering live action movie Cruila to Disney + users for a fee on the same day, which it is hitting theaters on May 28, and that the Pixar animated film Luca has left most theaters. The car will debut in June on all Disney + subscribers. 18.

The Pixar movie will only be released in cinemas in international markets that do not yet have access to Disney +. The service is available in most parts of the world, but has only just begun in Asia.

Corolla and Black Widow will cost Disney + customers an extra 30% to walk home.

Karim Daniel, chairman of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, said in a statement: "Today's announcement reflects our focus on providing consumer choice and serving the audience's emerging preferences." - Reuters