Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of 鈥淏lack Widow,鈥� which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court, the 鈥淏lack Widow鈥� star and executive producer said her contract guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of the lawsuit.

Johansson鈥檚 potential earnings were tied to the box office performance of the film, which the company released simultaneously in theaters and on its streaming service Disney+ for a $30 rental.

鈥淚n the months leading up to this lawsuit, Ms. Johansson gave Disney and Marvel every opportunity to right their wrong and make good on Marvel鈥檚 promise,鈥� the lawsuit said. 鈥淒isney intentionally induced Marvel鈥檚 breach of the Agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel.鈥�

Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

After its release was because of COVID-19, 鈥淏lack Widow鈥� debuted to a three weeks ago, but theatrical grosses after that. In its second weekend in release, the National Association of Theater Owners issued a rare statement criticizing the strategy asserting that simultaneous release lends itself only to lost profits and higher quality piracy.

Once taboo, hybrid theatrical and streaming releases have become more normal for many of the biggest studios during the pandemic, with each adopting its own unique strategy. This weekend, Disney is employing the same strategy with 鈥淛ungle Cruise,鈥� and next weekend Warner Bros. big budget 鈥淭he Suicide Squad鈥� opens both in theaters and on HBO Max.

The revised hybrid release strategies over the 16 months have occasionally led to public spats from , but stars, and financiers who are unhappy with the potential lost revenues and the alleged unilateral decision-making involved.

The WSJ said Warner Media, for instance, paid over $200 million in 鈥渁mended agreements鈥� with talent over its decision to .

But none have been as public as Johansson鈥檚 lawsuit. The actor, who has been in nine Marvel movies going back to 2010鈥檚 鈥淚ron Man 2,鈥� quickly became a trending topic on Twitter on Thursday after news of the suit broke.

鈥擫indsey Bahr And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press