I'm of the same opinion with you regarding Cruise and Johansson. I've wondered how well Black Widow would have done if they'd delayed it and not gone to streaming. Now it adds to the fanboys screaming they don't want to see non-white male leads. "See?! They fail at the box office!"
Johansson was in the right with the lawsuit. Her pre-Covid contract was written with box office take as the basis for her residual pay. No box office (or at least greatly reduced) meant less pay, and Disney tried to play dirty.
I mostly go to the small 6-screen non-screen theater that's never massively busy. The only plus that the two bigger theaters have is they've upgraded to the nice recliner seats. One has full meal service too, but it's pricey. If I go to one of those, I try for a matinee so it's not as busy. I can't eliminate risk, but I can minimize it.
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Date: 2022-06-19 04:23 pm (UTC)Johansson was in the right with the lawsuit. Her pre-Covid contract was written with box office take as the basis for her residual pay. No box office (or at least greatly reduced) meant less pay, and Disney tried to play dirty.
I mostly go to the small 6-screen non-screen theater that's never massively busy. The only plus that the two bigger theaters have is they've upgraded to the nice recliner seats. One has full meal service too, but it's pricey. If I go to one of those, I try for a matinee so it's not as busy. I can't eliminate risk, but I can minimize it.