chi, and no time to die, the box office emerges from the pandemic topping $12 billion worldwide. in north america, theaters doubled their haul over 2020, passing $4 billion. still, way behind 2019's 11.4 billion. but the resurgence came with growing pains as studios used streaming platforms to pick up the slack. >> black widow biting back today. >> scarlett johansson sued disney for releasing "black widow" on disney plus, the same day as theaters, alleging it would cut into her profits. disney said it had no merit. both sides, eventually, settled. number two. the alec baldwin movie set shooting. the star discharged a prop gun on the set of his new mexico western "rust." killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and injuring the director. >> she was my friend. the day i arrived and stoorted shooting, i took her to dinner. >> reporter: hollywood and movie fans were stunned left to wonder how this could happen on a