‘Black Widow’ Looks To Break Pandemic-Era Records

It wouldn’t be a proper summer movie season without an offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and after a delay of over a year, and two years since the last MCU film, Black Widow is hitting theaters.

With potential to be the summer’s biggest film, it is also a test for the box office in the pandemic recovery era, just as F9: The Fast Saga was when it opened two weeks ago.

A big Marvel blockbuster may be the push many need to return to theaters, though how the film performs compared to others in the series will help let us know where we stand.Scarlett Johansson headlines in Black Widow, the first standalone film for the character who was introduced in Iron Man 2 in 2010.

The film also stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-t Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz.

Directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland,

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