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'Black Widow' marks Marvel's return to the big screen

8 July, 2021

Black Widow marks Marvel's return to the big screen — and fans seem ready to go back. 

Fandango surveyed 4,000 ticket-buyers and found that the Scarlett Johanssen and Florence Pugh-led action flick was the summer's most anticipated movie. No surprise when the last Marvel movie in theaters, Avengers: Endgame, grossed more than $350 million in its opening weekend. 

Continuing the story of the Avengers' Russian super-spy, Black Widow is a standalone title within Marvel's new phase of the franchise — which is also now taking advantage of streaming.

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