For the second week in-a-row, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes finds itself atop the Box Office again with $36 million from 3,969 theatres for 20th Century Fox. The second film in the Apes Franchise to date has grossed $138 million in its two week run.

The Purge: Anarchy opens in second spot with $28.4 million from 2,805 theatres for Universal Pictures, almost matching its 2013 Predecessor, which debuted with $34 million. Critics gave the Horror mixed reviews, tallying-in at 53% on the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes, while Audiences gave it a neither here nor there B CinemaScore.

Planes: Fire & Rescue debuts in third with $18 million for Disney from 3,826 theatres. Taking place in the same World as the Studio’s massively-successful Cars Franchise, Critics didn’t take to the family-friendly offering with a 45% score on the Tomatometer. Audiences on the other hand loved it, giving it an A CinemaScore.

The heavily-promoted Sex Tape debuts in fourth spot with $15 million for Sony Pictures from 3,062 theatres. The Comedy starring Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz pulls in a paltry 20% on the Tomatometer from Critics and Audiences didn’t think much of it either with a C+ CinemaScore.

Transformers: Age of Extinction slips to fifth spot with $10 million for Paramount Pictures, just surpassing $228 million in North America, becoming Mark Wahlberg‘s highest grossing Film of all time.

Maleficent rounds-out the Top Ten with $3 million in its eighth week out, edging-in on $230 million domestically.

California Gurl herself Katy Perry is currently in Toronto for a five-day-long visit which includes three shows at the Air Canada Centre as part of her Prismatic World Tour.  The Tour marks her third self-headlining Tour, running through North America, South America and Europe till March 2015.

The Top-Earning Woman in Music, according to Forbes Magazine, was spotted low-key and casual along Bloor Street shopping at Holt Renfrew Thursday on a day off and has been vocal about her love for Toronto having visited on many occasions including a near-week-long stay back in 2010 promoting her second Disc, Teenage Dream around the MuchMusic Video Awards.  We were there!  We’ve loved her from the start!

Perry zipped through a 22-song Hit-packed Set tonight to a full house, putting on a colourful display with themes ranging from Egyptian-inspired to full-on neon mode.  Often bordering on strange and playful with cat-inspired video montages and giant champagne bottles and tacos floating in the air, the 29-year-old Singer/Songwriter kept those KatyCats of hers on their feet much of the night.

From Roar all the way through the Finale, Firework, energy was high with Perry fully committed to making it an intimate affair for her Toronto Fans.  Costumes were artful and imaginative, her thematically-correct Dress for the latter Number being a highlight of the night. Earlier in the evening, they were handed 3-D prism glasses to watch the Show with, which added to the festivity!

One lucky Fan, a ten-year-old Girl named Bella was brought on-stage and given a Pizza which Perry unfortunately could not eat as she has a gluten allergy.  Later in the Show, she serenaded a Fan named Meagan, singing her Hit Birthday to her as Dancers crowded around a throne which both she and her lucky Guest sat on through the Number.

See a Montage of Highlights captured from tonight:

Perry performs Saturday, July 19th and Monday, July 21st also at Air Canada Centre.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong | Audio content: EMI Music/Universal Music)

VVS Films and Mr. Will want to take Toronto Readers to see THE NOVEMBER MAN, the latest from international Megastar Pierce Brosnan! The Screening takes place in Toronto at Scotiabank Theatre Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM!  One lucky Reader also will win a copy of THE NOVEMBER MAN by Bill Granger!

Official Synopsis:
Code named The November Man, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko). He soon uncovers this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred.

THE NOVEMBER MAN is based on Bill Granger’s Novel There are No Spies from his best-selling NOVEMBER MAN Series.

Official Book Artwork:

Watch the Trailer below:

Official Artwork:

Visit some of these fun Social Media links for THE NOVEMBER MAN:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovemberManFilm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNovemberMan
Instagram: http://instagram.com/novembermanfilm
Official Website: http://thenovemberman.ca

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http://www.mrwillwong.com/thenovemberman @MRWILLW wants us to #win Passes to see #THENOVEMBERMAN starring #PierceBrosnan!  Out 8/27!

Good luck, Wongsters!

See some Snaps of Brosnan by Mr. Will in Toronto at TIFF last Fall:

VVS Films release THE NOVEMBER MAN on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: VVS Films)

Hot off the critical and Box Office success of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, comes the release of its equally stellar Original Motion Picture Soundtrack! Warner Music Canada and Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to experience again the magic of this year’s most beloved Love Story!  In addition to the Film being charged with starpower, the Soundtrack features a roster of some of the hottest new emerging acts including Ed Sheeran, Birdy, Charli XCX and Tom Odell!

Official Tracklisting:

1. “All of the Stars” Ed Sheeran
2. “Simple as This” Jake Bugg
3. “Let Me In” Grouplove
4. “Tee Shirt” Birdy
5. “All I Want” Kodaline
6. “Long Way Down” Tom Odell
7. “Boom Clap” Charli XCX
8. “While I’m Alive” STRFKR
9. “Oblivion” Indians
10. “Strange Things Will Happen” The Radio Department
11. “Bomfalleralla” Afasi & Filthy
12. “Without Words” Ray LaMontagne
13. “Not About Angels” Birdy
14. “No One Ever Loved” Lykke Li
15. “Wait” M83

Check-out Charli XCX‘s BOOM CLAP below:

Check-out Ed Sheeran‘s All of the Stars below:

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http://www.mrwillwong.com @MRWILLW wants us to #win a copy of #THEFAULTINOURSTARS OST. In stores now! #TFIOS

Good luck, Wongsters!

Contest open to Readers in Canada only.

Warner Music Canada release THE FAULT IN OUR STARS – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK, in stores now!  Order it here.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)

Finally a Track worthing of being 2014’s SONG OF THE SUMMER! Those of you who already saw tear-jerking Blockbuster THE FAULT IN OUR STARS should find CHARLI XCX‘s BOOM CLAP oddly familiar, being featured prominently on its Soundtrack.

The sassy 21-year-old Singer/Songwriter from Stevenage has maintained a great presence on the airves laying down vocals on Smash Hits like Icona Pop‘s I LOVE IT and Iggy Azalea‘s Fancy. Now is her time to shine alone and what she has crafted on BOOM CLAP is phenomenal Pop Moment. Its melancholy-rebellion reminds of me High School, Bubble Gum Trident, Aerosol Hairspray and hiked-up kilts.

Love it:

Order THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Soundtrack on iTunes now here!

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)

Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win on DVD a copy of accalimed Director Terry Gilliam‘s THE ZERO THEOREM !

Official Synopsis:
A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

THE ZERO THEOREM stars double Academy Award Winner Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis and Mélanie Thierry.

Watch the Trailer:

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Mongrel Media release THE ZERO THEOREM on DVD, Blu-ray (also available on iTunes, Digital & Video-On-Demand) Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)

One of the most well-reviewed Films of 2014 could be yours!  Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win on DVD a copy of UNDER THE SKIN starring Scarlett Johansson!

Official Synopsis:
A voracious alien seductress (Scarlett Johansson) arrives on Earth in Scotland and kills a woman in order to take over her body. She scours remote highways and backroads in a white van, looking for male victims. When she finds one, she asks him for directions and goes on to find out more about them. If they don’t have family and they accept her offer of a lift, she takes them to a remote house, where they assume they’re going to have sex.

She strips as she walks across an endless black mass, and as they follow, instead of walking across it, they sink down into the gooey mass and disappear. Seemingly compassionless, not even stopping to help a baby who’s just lost his parents, she begins studying people and learns that they can be supportive and helpful – if you fall they will help you up; if you are drowning they will rush to your rescue. However, together with the good traits in people, she’ll also learn about violence and barbarity.

Watch the Trailer:

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Mongrel Media release UNDER THE SKIN on DVD, Blu-ray (also available on iTunes, Digital & Video-On-Demand) Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)

It certainly was love at first drive with the 2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID SE! This past week I had the utmost pleasure of experiencing this wonderful environmentally/fuel-efficient vehicle in a stunning Deep Impact Blue. Not only did I get-by on just $35 of gas in eight days – barely using half a tank of gas – the Car pretty much saved my life!

Wongsters know well that I’m pretty much everywhere and after a long, grueling day in the heat Sunday while driving home along the 401, I must say that I was feeling rather fatigued. Noticing slight changes in my driving behaviour, I saw an alert on my Dashboard suggesting I take a rest, with a Coffee Cup icon popping-up. I took its advice right away and stopped-off at a Starbucks for a quick break before continuing the rest of my drive, making it home safe and sound, cool and air-conditioned. Sometimes we just need to be told!

Smooth acceleration also is a highlight of this easy-to-navigate offering from Ford, the Automaker which undoubtedly has stepped-up its game in recent years with choices comparable to many other luxury manufacturers in the marketplace.

The Ford Fusion Hybrid SE was super-aware of my safety and in addition to a rear-view camera handy for reversing, frequent alerts told me when either people, obstacles or automobiles were in the vicinity. It basically was super-conscious of my well-being and I appreciate that!

One of my favourite features on the Dashboard were the Efficiency Leaves. The game-like interaction of this feature keeps track of my progress as an efficient Driver with more leaves blooming on the display as time passes rewarding me for maximizing mileage and saving fuel!

Do I need to go into my addiction to SIRIUS XM which had me sitting in my car for prolonged periods just to hear what songs would play next?  The leather seats were so comfortable that my Shih Tzu, Billy, made himself right at home, plopping himself in the Passenger’s Seat when normally he’s rather anxious and shifty in cars!

I absolutely loved the FORD FUSION and would consider this near the top of the pack of Cars to buy!

Learn more about it here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Paramount Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want Readers to give Toronto and Montreal Readers a chance to see HERCULES first!  The Blockbuster stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his long-awaited return to the Big Screen!

Official Synopsis:
Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ film HERCULES, starring Dwayne Johnson, bows on July 25th. Based on Radical Comics’ ‘Hercules,’ this ensemble-action Film is a revisionist take on the classic myth set in a grounded world where the supernatural does not exist. HERCULES also stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt.

Watch the Trailer:

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http://www.mrwillwong.com/hercules @MRWILLW wants us to #win Passes to see #HERCULES starring #THEROCK!  In theatres 7/25!

It’s the dawn of a new beginning!  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes unquestionably dominates the Box Office this weekend with a $70 million-opening from 3,967 theatres for 20th Century Fox. By comparison the last Film in Franchise opened in 2011 with $53 million, meaning that Moviegoers truly have Monkey Madness!  Without any A-List Names in the Cast, the Blockbuster still managed to be and Critics rewarded it with a 91% on the Tomatometer and Audiences gave it an A CinemaScore.

Transformers: Age of Extinction in its third week, pulls-in $17 million for Paramount Pictures for second spot. It just surpasses the $200 million-mark earlier this week, tallying-in at $208 million domestically.

Tammy continues to perform well in third spot this weekend with $13 million in its second week in theatres for Warner Bros.  It edges close to the $60 million-mark cumulatively.

22 Jump Street continues to perform exceptionally well, showing some staying power.  In its fifth week it lands in fourth spot with $6.7 million for Sony Pictures. It has grossed over $171 million in North America thus far.

Earth to Echo places fifth this weekend for Relativity Media/eOne Films with $5.7 million in its second week out.

Begin Again, from the same people who brought us Once, opens in ninth spot with $5.3 million for The Weinstein Co. and eOne Films.  Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Levine in his Feature debut, Critics responded well to the Musical-Drama with an 80% Tomatometer score.

Jersey Boys, another Musical-Drama, rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.4 million for Warner Bros. from 1,968 theatres in its fourth week.