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Here are the official nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards:

It's a so-so week in the box office. Critically-acclaimed and Golden Globes winner  La La Land opened to solid numbers as well as Patriots Day. Star Cinema hasn't released any numbers for Extra Service  which is not good for the action comedy movie. Here are the box office numbers for the following movies as of January 15, 2017. This is an incomplete list (with Box Office Mojo no longer posting a list):

Here are my quick reviews for these movies/tv show along with my grade: 1.  Hidden Figures (2016, Drama) Quick Review: Powered by strong performances by Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures  is an uplifting, powerful story that presents the importance of small roles in making history. Grade: 4/5 2. Sing (2016, Animation) Quick Review: Sing  is a fun, sweet and charming movie that you can always expect from an Illumination Entertainment feature. This may not reach the heights of the animated classics but it's worth your time. Grade: 3/5 Photo Source: Collider, IMDB

Star Cinema's action comedy Extra Service  opened to $19,300 in 21 theaters in the U.S. Box office numbers overseas are usually rare so there is no apples-to-apples comparison that can be given. There are still no reports for its domestic numbers.

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Star Cinema has dropped the teaser trailer for My Ex and Whys starring Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, one of the most popular love team in the country. Their previous efforts, Just the Way You Are and Everyday I Love You , both managed to reach the 100 million mark. That's a fine number for their start up. Now, it will be interesting if they can improve on these numbers. The KathNiel love team did it with their movies (from Must be Love to Pagpag  or She's Dating the Gangster ). Can they too? Liza Soberano has seen a huge buzz over social media last year. It also has a great schedule. Can these factors turn this movie to a bigger success? But before we all discover that, Watch the teaser here: My Ex and Whys  will be in theaters on February 15, 2017 Note: February 14, 2017 seems like a better opening day for this one. It can be boosted by the couples who will prefer to watch a movie on Valentines Day. But anyways, Crazy Beautiful You and Always Be My Maybe  deliver...

Vince and Kath and James . Source: CNN Philippines Star Cinema once again topped the MMFF season. Vince and Kath and James  lead the box office over a close Die Beautiful (December 25-January 3, 2016) . Overall MMFF box office was down almost half from last year when Beauty and the Bestie  and My Bebe Love  broke records and with a longer theatrical run.

The MMFF season has ended and the MMFF committee decline to release the box office data of the entries but they have released their official stadings in both Metro Manila and Provincial theaters. Here they are:

Assassin's Creed. Source: IGN The MMFF season has ended (early) and the box office is back to normal. Fox's  Assassin's Creed  took up the first place followed by Sony's Passengers . Meanwhile, Mang Kepweng Returns  was up to a solid start.