Summary: The ratings for this year’s Super Bowl may have declined 7% and we might know why. After all, there were ads for Hulu, Netflix movies like “The Cloverfield Paradox,” Amazon Prime’s Jack Ryan series and even a few movies that might appear in theatres later this year. Oh, there was also a pretty good football game that came down to the last play.<br> The big game usually puts a damper on the box office in North America, but it certainly doesn’t help when new releases can’t hold their own against titles that opened in December. Even so, international grosses are where all the action is these days and over the past week a Bollywood title managed to beat out the latest “Maze Runner” installment in China. We’ll explain why.<br> Meanwhile, the Oscar race is coming into sharper focus now that the Director’s Guild has handed out their top awards to “The Shape of Water” and “Get Out”. It’s important to remember however, that the preferential ballot has managed to upend the Best Picture category recently.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including why there is a petition for RIAA president Neil Portnow to resign, compact discs are slowly disappearing from retail outlets and Netflix may team up with Luc Besson.<br> <br> comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of February 4, 2018<br><br> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-february-4-2018-300593119.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-february-4-2018-300593119.html</a><br> Sony Chief Hands Over Reins After Resurgence<br><br> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonys-kazuo-hirai-to-step-down-as-ceo-1517548358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonys-kazuo-hirai-to-step-down-as-ceo-1517548358</a><br> Bollywood Movie ‘Secret Superstar’ Beats Out ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel in China<br><br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-china-box-office-20180131-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-china-box-office-20180131-story.html</a><br> DGA Awards: Guillermo del Toro and ‘The Shape of Water’ Take Best Film Prize<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/dga-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1078501" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/dga-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1078501</a><br> Annie Awards: ‘Coco’ Tops the Animation Celebration<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1067856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1067856</a><br> ‘120 BPM’ Leads France’s Cesar Awards Nominations<br><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/frances-cesar-awards-nominations-unveiled-1079655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/frances-cesar-awards-nominations-unveiled-1079655</a><br> History Greenlights Unscripted Series in Search of Hosted and Executive Produced by Zachary Quinto<br><br> <a href="http://www.aenetworks.com/article/history-greenlights-unscripted-series-search-hosted-and-executive-produced-zachary-quinto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.aenetworks.com/article/history-greenlights-unscripted-series-search-hosted-and-executive-produced-zachary-quinto</a><br> The Heart Is a Shifting Sea by Elizabeth Flock – BookFilter<br><br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2017/05/03/the-heart-is-a-shifting-sea/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bookfilter.com/2017/05/03/the-heart-is-a-shifting-sea/</a><br> Equity Calls For Tighter Audition Processes to Protect Actors From Harassment<br><br> <a href="https://www.thestage.co."></a>
