As Hollywood continues to grapple with how to handle decades of sexual misconduct one immediate benefit for women throughout the industry may come in the form of higher paychecks. Take actress Ellen Pompeo, for instance. The star of “Grey’s Anatomy” for the past 13 years dished the dirt on her contract with ABC and after years of trying to be paid as much as the male leads of the show, she now makes $20 million per season.
Naturally not everyone working in television who is looking to be paid what they are worth, or even what they are owed contractually, is a woman. Frank Darabont, who created the hit series “The Walking Dead” has been suing AMC for years over profit participation in the show he was fired from. Now Darabont is returning to court armed with even more evidence the network tried to hoodwink him.
Meanwhile the awards season plows on with some claiming there are no front runners in the Oscars race. That seems strange when “The Shape of Water” (The Producers Guild) and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (SAG Awards) keep winding up at the top of most lists.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including why the Huffington Post is saying goodbye to its bloggers, YouTube sets new guidelines for its partner program and MoviePass gets into the film distribution game.

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of January 21, 2018
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-january-21-2018-300585651.html
‘The Greatest Showman’ Soundtrack Repeats at No. 1
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/arts/music/greatest-showman-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html
‘Greatest Showman’ Becomes a Sleeper Hit as Disrespected Films Flourish
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/movies/greatest-showman-jumanji-box-office-results.html
U.S. Movie Ticket Sales Plunged 6% in 2017, Thanks to Lousy Summer
http://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/u-s-movie-tickets-sold-2017-1202667483/
Average Price of a Movie Ticket Soars to $8.97 in 2017
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/average-price-a-movie-ticket-soars-897-2017-1075458
Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘Apes,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Lead Feature Nominees
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-list-full-1067888/item/outstanding-visual-effects-a-photoreal-feature-1067977
SAG Awards: Complete List of Winners
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sag-award-winners-2018-full-list-1067861
‘Party of Five’ Reboot From Original Series Creators Lands at Freeform
https://www.