Marvel fans on Thursday celebrated and mourned Black Widow, the first solo feature starring Scarlett Johansson‘s super-spy Avenger, on what would have been the night the Marvel Studios movie opened in theaters before its release date was delayed until November amid the coronavirus crisis. Taking the date once held by The Eternals, Disney will now open the Cate Shortland-directed Black Widow on November 6, 2020, as most theaters around the world remain shuttered indefinitely due to concerns over COVID-19. The film’s opening night Thursday also would have marked the official start of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to be launched with Black Widow.
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Long-range projections that emerged in early March, before Black Widow was postponed, expected Natasha Romanoff to dominate the domestic box office starting April 30: according to Box Office Pro, Black Widow had an original opening weekend range between $90 million and $130 million. The new movie is set between the events of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War โ where Johansson’s founding Avenger was featured prominently โ and comes after Natasha was killed off in Avengers: Endgame, now the highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.79 billion global earnings.
After allowing a fugitive Captain America (Chris Evans) to escape capture in Civil War โ where Natasha’s found family, the Avengers, were torn apart by the Sokovia Accords imposed by the world’s governments โ Natasha is on the run. Reunited with old family from a similar background, including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz), both products of Russia’s Red Room and the Black Widow program, and Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour), the Soviet superhero far from his glory days as Russia’s version of Captain America, Natasha will unravel a conspiracy pitting her against threats both old and new when Black Widow opens later this year.
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BLACK WIDOW TODAY… wait pic.twitter.com/VxhksAEXlh
โ ๐ง๐ผ (@alianovnataIya) April 28, 2020
We would have been in the cinemas right now first hour first opening night ๐ฅบ #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/79aqusX5wv
โ Enje Jawher (@EnjeJawher) April 30, 2020
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We wouldโve been seeing #BlackWidow tonight… ๐ pic.twitter.com/GrHgxTVpUz
โ DR Movie News ๐ฝ (@DRMovieNews1) April 30, 2020
We Would’ve all been seeing #BlackWidow tonight pic.twitter.com/PO3NmW0C8T
โ Jayvon Thomas (@JayvonThomas2) April 30, 2020
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today i wouldโve seen black widow if things were different pic.twitter.com/7Wnm6o8oXz
โ josie สฌโธโด (@emiliaheards) April 30, 2020
the way i’d be watching black widow tonight/tomorrow if it wasn’t for miss rona pic.twitter.com/mhvMor5xv6
โ ๐๐๐ โจ (@spideygarcia) April 30, 2020
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actually fucked up how i was supposed to watch black widow in a couple of hours and now i have to wait 5 months. ITโS SICK pic.twitter.com/AfhsEszOPA
โ ๐ง๐ผ (@alianovnataIya) April 29, 2020
tfw you should be seeing Black Widow tonight pic.twitter.com/S8b0PMqFfY
โ best of scarlett (@BestfScarlett) April 30, 2020
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Who ready for the Black Widow premiere tonight??????#BlackWidow stans are happy as hell today pic.twitter.com/Z69wIX3bJK
โ Letโs Talk Eternals (โโช โฉโชฝ) โ (@dequan_seely) April 30, 2020
When you realize tonight would of been opening night of the Black Widow movie pic.twitter.com/VtnB0AmahS
โ The Time Stone (@scarfacerocks99) April 30, 2020
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IF YOURE EXCITED TO SEE NATASHA ROMANOFFS SOLO MOVIE BLACK WIDOW IN THEATRES TOMORROW SAY IIIIII pic.twitter.com/w565MWfwvB
โ lexi ceo of civil war nat (@skywalkerlexi) April 29, 2020
Itโs starting, got to go. Will tell you what I thought once itโs over. Iโm so excited!! #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/wPhdf2OP9R
โ November 6 2020 (@SheIsAlive_) April 30, 2020
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it hurts. hurts so much. #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/manqLzc1gA
โ โโต๐ฟ (@anakinsane) April 30, 2020
the fact that we would have been watching this excellence in theaters this week if it wasnโt for miss rona… that keeps me up at night. #blackwidow pic.twitter.com/FL5UCjOJ9W
โ โ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ โ (@allofmcu) April 30, 2020
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I would have been counting down the hours #BlackWidow I am upset๐ญ๐ญ๐ pic.twitter.com/LDR5vslEWS
โ eli๐ฆ (@IMHelaLoki) April 30, 2020
I wouldโve been seeing #BlackWidow tonight…๐ pic.twitter.com/KzX4HjUpZU
โ Cameron Junge (@cam_junge) April 30, 2020
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Itโs a sad day for everyone right now. #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/iFdx5qFsSo
โ Parker Johnson (@darthparker1106) April 30, 2020
We were supposed to see #BlackWidow tonight. pic.twitter.com/AyQjn1TonR
โ Curtis (@cinematiccurtis) April 30, 2020
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#BlackWidow shouldโve been released today but… pic.twitter.com/17nswMCXdP
โ โ Ramadhan w/ Wana โช (@wanacuppatea) April 30, 2020
Ok now my TL just reminds me that #Blackwidow would’ve been released today.๐ญ
โ Fahima๐ (@MoonbeamBD) April 30, 2020
I am not crying๐ญ๐ญ
She was my one of fave Avengers and she also sacrificed herself like Tony but she didn’t get much appreciation..
โค๐ช NATASHA ROMANOFF ๐ชโค#BlackWidow #blackwidowintheatres pic.twitter.com/wK1TclZVH9