Amid a sea of black dresses and black tie Hollywood held its first big annual event of the #metoo age as the Golden Globes became a platform for the industry to speak out on gender inequality. The highlight of the evening came when Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing acceptance speech for an honorary award that had everyone wondering whether she plans on running for president in 2020.
Meanwhile, estimated financials for 2017 are being tallied and it looks as if the global box office set new highs, thanks in part to the Chinese market which is still rising sharply. In North America however, attendance reached a low that hasn’t been seen in decades generating receipts that declined only slightly.
And just as a new wave of lawsuits threaten to swamp Spotify, the music streaming service looks to cash in with one of the largest direct public offerings ever. Apple music is still trying to catch up to Spotify’s 70 million paying subscribers as Jimmy Iovine, one of their key executives, is reportedly stepping down this summer.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including Broadway’s record breaking year, Lady Gaga heads to Las Vegas and John Legend becomes a savior.

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of January 7, 2018
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-january-7-2018-300578704.html
China Box Office Expands by $2 Billion to Hit $8.6 Billion in 2017
http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/china-box-office-expands-by-2-billion-in-2017-1202650515/
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Spot: Nielsen Says 11 Million Have Watched Panned Flick
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflixs-bright-spot-nielsen-says-11-million-have-watched-panned-flick-1070605
‘Bright’ Sequel Officially a Go at Netflix
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bright-sequel-will-smith-david-ayer-expected-return-netflix-movie-1071188
Disneyland Power Restored After Outage
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disneyland-power-outage-1202649168/
Movie Biz Banking on Big Franchises (Again) in 2018 to Reverse Box Office Slump
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/2018-box-office-upcoming-films-black-panther-han-solo-1202649248/
Disney Becomes Only Studio to Hit $6 Billion Twice at Global Box Office
http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/disney-2017-worldwide-box-office-6-billion-star-wars-the-last-jedi-1202648241/
MoviePass Adds a Million Subscribers, Even if Theaters Aren’t Sold on It
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/business/media/moviepass-theaters-tickets.html