In Marvel’s “Black Widow,” Scarlett Johansson plays Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow. On Thursday, Disney | Marvel’s “Black Widow” sold $13.2 million in advance tickets, putting it on track to establish a new record for pandemic-era box office. Over the weekend, the Marvel film is predicted to gross between $80 million and $110 million at the box office. Last month, “F9” earned $7.1 million in Thursday previews and $70 million in its opening weekend, both records for a film released in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. “Black Widow’s” Thursday box office receipts are on par with “Spider-Man: Homecoming’s” $15.4 million and “Thor: Ragnarok’s” $14.5 million. In 2017, both films were released. According to Comscore, “Spider-Man” earned $117 million in its three-day opening weekend, while “Thor: Ragnarok” earned $123 million. Despite the fact that it is accessible on Disney+ for $30, the good preview numbers, combined with advanced ticket sales that are on par with other Marvel films released prior to the pandemic, show that fans will go see this picture on the big screen. “This is the weekend Marvel fans have been waiting for, and Thursday preview statistics point to a potential modern era-best opening weekend for ‘Black Widow,'” said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. “Despite its Disney+ availability, ‘Black Widow’ is unquestionably a big-screen event that once again demonstrates the importance of the movie theater experience.” To be sure, the number of public movie theaters is still lower than it was in 2019. According to Comscore, roughly 81 percent of cinemas are selling tickets ahead of the weekend. Regardless, “Black Widow” is on track to have the biggest opening of the season, with the industry’s overall weekend box office gross expected to be the greatest since March 2020. This is a significant increase above the $901,000 in domestic box office revenue from the same weekend last year./n
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