Summary: When the star of a popular television series was involved in a car accident after a 14-hour day of production it prompted an investigation into the safety of the show’s performers. It also called attention to the simmering issue in Hollywood over on-set safety, which in recent weeks has included the death of a stunt person arguably not trained for the stunt they tackled and the possible murder of a location scout.<br> In the United States last summer’s box office might have been down, but popcorn sales are up. That’s not enough to keep independent movie theater owners happy. They’re suing the chain Landmark on antitrust grounds. Coincidentally, Landmark sued Regal over the very same issue a few years ago.<br> Meanwhile, an audit conducted by the MPAA of Chinese revealed that movie theater operators in the country are consistently underreporting ticket sales costing the studios millions of dollars in grosses. Fixing the problem can be a long political process.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news how Hulu is outbidding Netflix on library content, the reboot of “American Idol” rounds out its judges panel and the big lawsuit between two TV ratings aggregators.<br> <br> comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 1, 2017<br><br> <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-october-1-2017-300528848.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-october-1-2017-300528848.html</a><br> Hollywood Finds Chinese Cinemas Fudging Box-Office Figures<br><br> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-busts-chinese-cinema-plot-to-fake-box-office-figures-1507025987" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-busts-chinese-cinema-plot-to-fake-box-office-figures-1507025987</a><br> Popcorn Boom Points to ‘Third Golden Age’ for America’s Favorite Snack<br><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/29/popcorn-boom-americas-favorite-snack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/29/popcorn-boom-americas-favorite-snack</a><br> Mark Cuban’s Landmark Theatres Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/mark-cubans-landmark-theatres-hit-antitrust-lawsuit-1043579" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/mark-cubans-landmark-theatres-hit-antitrust-lawsuit-1043579</a><br> Minority Investors Quit Wanda’s Legendary (Report)<br><br> <a href="http://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/minority-investors-quit-wanda-legendary-report-1202574150/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/minority-investors-quit-wanda-legendary-report-1202574150/</a><br> Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan – BookFilter<br><br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2017/08/02/manhattan-beach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bookfilter.com/2017/08/02/manhattan-beach/</a><br> Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn<br><br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2017/04/19/dunbar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bookfilter.com/2017/04/19/dunbar/</a><br> E-book Sales Up in in May, for First Time in Two Years<br><br> <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/74913-e-book-sales-rise-in-may-for-first-time-in-two-years.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/74913-e-book-sales-rise-in-may-for-first-time-in-two-years.html</a><br> Nielsen Looks for Injunction Against ComScore Over TV Ratings<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/nielsen-looks-injunction-comscore-tv-ratings-1042231" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.hollywoodreporter.</a>
