The competition between Apple Music and Spotify for subscribers has been cutthroat over the past year. Now comes word that Spotify may be retaliating against artists working with Apple. We’ll take a look at how exclusive new releases have raised the stakes in the ongoing battle for streaming music supremacy.
We also explain why it’s time everyone stopped discussing how abysmal North American summer box office was. After all, 2016 box office and attendance is actually up over the previous year, which had record earnings.
And in what might be a case of the pot calling the kettle black, China is questioning whether Universal’s acquisition of DreamWorks Animation breaks its antitrust regulation.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Jackie Chan will be awarded an honorary Oscar, Frank Ocean makes history by topping the Billboard charts with a self-released album and Baz Lurmann’s “Moulin Rouge” is being turned into a musical.

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of September 4, 2016
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-september-4-2016-300322423.html
Gene Wilder’s ‘Willy Wonka,’ ‘Blazing Saddles’ Returning to Theaters
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/gene-wilders-willy-wonka-returning-to-theaters-w437529
‘Don’t Breathe’ Inhales Huge $19.6M; ‘Morgan’ Bombs With $2.4M
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-box-office-dont-breathe-925671
Hollywood’s Summer of Extremes: Megahits, Superflops and Little Else
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/business/media/hollywoods-summer-of-extremes-megahits-superflops-and-little-else.html
Summer Box Office: Feast or Famine as Blockbusters Either Hit Big or Flop Spectacularly
https://variety.com/2016/film/news/summer-box-office-finding-dory-secret-life-of-pets-suicide-squad-captain-america-civil-war-1201850401/
Comcast’s DreamWorks Animation Acquisition to Face Anti-Trust Review in China
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comcasts-dreamworks-animation-acquisition-face-925331
Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
http://bookfilter.com/2015/12/14/razor-girl/
Fox Updating King Arthur as Police Procedural Drama ‘Camelot’ (Exclusive)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-updating-king-arthur-as-924730
NBC Turning ‘Oliver Twist’ Into Contemporary Female-Driven Procedural (Exclusive)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/oliver-twist-procedural-set-at-925383
‘Moulin Rouge!’ Stage Musical In the Works
http://www.