Lone Survivor finds itself alone at the top of the Box Office this weekend, besting the competition with an impressive $38.5 million from 2,876 theatres for Universal Pictures/eOne Films. The Film, based on the Story of Hero Marcus Luttrell and made for $50 million, is well on its way to recouping its production costs quickly. Produced by and starring Mark Wahlberg, who also stars in it, the War-Drama earn an outstanding A+ CinemaScore from Audiences, while Critics gave it 73% on the Tomatometer.

Disney‘s Frozen meanwhile in its eighth week finally gets dethroned after a multi-week reign, earning $15 million this weekend. The Animated Feature just recently surpassed the $300-million mark in North America.

The Wolf of Wall Street, seems to have struck-up quite a bit of controversy surrounding its depiction of greed, corruption and chauvinism, but this isn’t stopping Moviegoers from seeing it. In its third week out, it brings-in $9 million for Paramount Pictures, placing it in third spot.

A debuting The Legend of Hercules lands in fourth iwith $8.6 million for Lionsgate Films. The Action-Fantasy which has yet to be released in Canada, garnered a paltry 2% from Critics on the Tomatometer, while Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore. 

Former Champ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug slips to fifth spot with $7.9 million this weekend for Warner Bros.

August: Osage County debuts in sixth spot for The Weinstein Co./eOne Films with $7.3 million, expanding well to 900 theatres across North America this weekend. The Film which is in-contention for Awards in acting categories especially for Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, received a 65% rating on the Tomatometer.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, rounds-out the Top Ten with $5.8 million for Paramount Pictures in its fourth week.

Carly Rae Jepsen gets a Heroine’s Welcome Home in Toronto on Monday and this is your chance to meet her!  Jepsen is partnering with both Burt’s Bees gud line of Natural Personal Care Products and DAVIDsTEA‘s #CUPOFWARMTH Campaign – the latter in aid of Hunger Relief Charities across North America.  For every cup of Tea sold, DAVIDsTEA will donate one cup of Tea to select Charities, with a goal of donating over 30k Cups of Tea to local Hunger Relief Shelters.

Jepsen‘s Agenda on Monday, January 13, 2014 is as follows:

9:30 AM – DAVIDsTEA Yonge and Dundas (10 Dundas Street East (street level). Entrance is on east side of Yonge street, north of Dundas.)

11:00 AM– DAVIDsTEA Church Street (530 Church Street)

1:00 PM – DAVIDsTEA Yorkdale Mall (Unit 305A – 3401 Dufferin Street)

Don’t miss this chance to get up-close and personal with the  Broadway-bound, Call Me Maybe Singer!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Universal Music)

Attention Wongsters!  We’ve got a Facebook Exclusive for you loyal Readers! Fans of Kevin Grevioux‘s Graphic Novel I, Frankenstein surely must be excited about the release its Film Adaptation and here’s a chance for you to catch the spirit and enter to win official Posters and Notebooks from the Action-Fantasy.

Official Synopsis:

Two hundred years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein‘s creature, Adam (Aaron Eckhart), still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in a modern day world in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.

As a host of frightening supernatural creatures are looking to rise up and take over, Adam uses his unhuman strength to fight against them.

I, Frankenstein stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Socratis Otto, Jai Courtney and Kevin Grevioux.

Watch the Trailer below:

Swag below:

Mr. Will & The Cast of I, Frankenstein:

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post over at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook. Giveaway open to Canadian Readers only.

Good luck.

eOne Films release I, Frankenstein on Friday, January 24, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

Mr. Will Wong, VVS Films and Touchwood PR and thrilled to give Readers a chance to see the hilarious new Comedy THAT AWKWARD MOMENT! Boasting an irresistible Cast which includes Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Michael B. Jordan, we dare you see what’s in store here!

Screening dates and times to be finalized shortly, but Passes will be available for Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver.

Official Synopsis:

Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan star in the Comedy, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT, about three Best Friends who find themselves where we’ve all been – at that confusing “moment” in every dating relationship when you have to decide “So…where is this going?”.

Watch the funny-as-heck Trailer below:

Official Artwork:

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook. Double your chances by Re-Tweeting the below:

http://www.mrwillwong.com/thatawkwardmoment @MRWILLW wants us to attend an Advance Screening of #THATAWKWARDMOMENT starring #ZACEFRON, out 1/31!

Good luck and happy laughing!

VVS Films release THAT AWKWARD MOMENT on Friday, January 31, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: VVS Films)

It’s definitely a bit of a Grower, but we’re definitely liking Glee Star Lea Michele‘s debut Single CANNONBALL. The Single, co-written by Sia and Benny Blanco and produced by StarGate, gets the Video Treatment after wrapping just before the Holidays.

Rather simple, the focus is all on Michele here and her commanding Vocals.  We follow her as she finds the light, getting candid and personal with the camera.

Watch the Video below:

Download Cannonball on iTunes here.

Sony Music releases Michele‘s Debut Disc LOUDER on Tuesday, March 3, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)

58 Categories, many, many Winners!  The 40th annual People’s Choice Awards were held tonight at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and walking away the night’s big Winner was America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock, taking home four Awards as decided by the General Public. The Actress had a super year at the Box Office with two major Hits Gravity and The Heat, both which won Favorite Dramatic Movie and Favourite Comedic Movie respectively.  The former earned Bullock a People’s Choice Award in the Category of Favorite Movie Duo along with her Co-Star George Clooney, in addition to wins for Favorite Actress, Favorite Dramatic Actress and Favorite Comedic Actress.

2 Broke Girls Stars Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings hosted the Evening, which saw performances from the likes of Brad Paisley, One Republic and Sara Bareilles and although the two Actresses were nominated for Favourite TV Gal Pals, they lost-out to Rachel & Santana (Lea Michele and Naya Rivera) from Glee.

Toronto was well-represented with Kristin Kreuk winning Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress for her work in Beauty and the Beast. Meanwhile, the Series which is filmed in the City and also Toronto-filmed Reign won Favorite New TV Drama.

Winners tonight were as follows:

Favorite Streaming Series 
Orange Is the New Black 

Favorite Cable TV Drama
The Walking Dead

Favorite TV Gal Pals
Rachel & Santana (Glee)

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
Ian Somerhalder

Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock

Favorite Album
The 20/20 Experience (Justin Timberlake)

Favorite Male Artist
Justin Timberlake

Favorite R&B Artist
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)
Ellen DeGeneres

Favorite New Talk Show Host
Queen Latifah

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Josh Charles

Favorite Competition TV Show
The Voice

Favorite Network TV Drama
The Good Wife

Favorite Comedic Movie
The Heat

Favorite Cable TV Actress 
Lucy Hale

Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
Damon & Elena (The Vampire Diaries)

Favorite Pop Artist
Britney Spears

Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Kaley Cuoco

Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer

Favorite Action Movie
Iron Man 3

Favorite Action Movie Star
Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Favorite Movie
Iron Man 3

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host 
Stephen Colbert

Favorite Movie Actor 
Johnny Depp

Favorite Movie Duo 
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (Gravity)

Favorite Dramatic Movie
Gravity

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio

Favorite Family Movie
Despicable Me 2

Favorite Horror Movie
Carrie

Favorite Thriller Movie
Now You See Me

Favorite Network TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Stana Katic

Favorite Actor in a New TV Series 
Joseph Morgan

Favorite TV Crime Drama
Castle

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Psych 

Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
Homeland

Favorite TV Anti-Hero
Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)

Favorite TV Bromance
Sam, Dean & Castiel (Supernatural)

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Kristin Kreuk

Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries
American Horror Story

Favorite Series We Miss Most
Breaking Bad

Favorite New TV Comedy
Super Fun Night

Favorite New TV Drama
Reign

Favorite Female Artist
Demi Lovato

Favorite Breakout Artist
Ariana Grande

Favorite Country Artist
Taylor Swift

Favorite Country Music Icon
Tim McGraw

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favorite Band
One Direction

Favorite Alternative Band
Fall Out Boy

Favorite Song 
Roar (Katy Perry)

Favorite Music Video 
Roar (Katy Perry)

Favorite Music Fan Following 
Lovatics

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

And the Grammy Race is in full swing.  I admit Sara Bareilles totally has been off my radar for a bit. In fact, I had no clue she had a new Album out last year after having followedher Career closely when she first surfaced on the Pop Scene in 2007 with her Smash Hit Love Song. Read my Interview with Bareilles from back in 2010.

Although much has been said about the striking similarities between Katy Perry‘s Billboard Hot 100-topping Hit Roar and Bareilles’ Brave – the latter released her Track first in April 2013 – both Californian Artists did a fine job crafting inspiring pieces of Pop Perfection.  Both respectively are being recognized for their work with Grammy Nominations… in the same Category.

Bareilles just appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, performing her Best Pop Solo Performance-nominated Song. In addition, she also is up for Album of the Year for her The Blessed Unrest.

Watch her awesome Performance below:

Download The Blessed Unrest on iTunes here.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Television)

Originating in 2010, Chef’s Challenge: The Ultimate Battle for a Cure takes place once again in Toronto’s west-end next month. Coming to do good in support of Mount Sinai Hospital are a Who’s-Who of Culinary Greats, headlined by the bubbly Giada De Laurentiis! The Event thus far has raised over $3 million towards the care and research of Women’s Cancers.  The Top 50 Fundraisers will have a chance to compete alongside De Laurentiis even.

This year’s Roster of personalities include:

− Giada de Laurentiis (Giada at Home)
− Scott McGillivray (Income Property)
− David Rocco (David Rocco’s Dolce Vita)
− Mark McEwan (Top Chef Canada)
− Vikram Vij (Vij’s Restaurant/Vij’s Railway Express)
− Bal Arneson (Spice Goddess)
− John Catucci (You Gotta Eat Here)
− Grant van Gameren (Bar Isabel)
− Maggie McKeown (Donut Showdown)

The Challenge takes place Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

Learn more on its Official Website here.

“Like” the Chef’s Challenge on Facebook here.

(Photo credit: Food Network)

Paramount Pictures Canada and Mr. Will Wong are thrilled to give Readers in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto a chance to see Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit!

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is ignited with Starpower starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh.  Hearing  Knightley in full-on American Accent is reason enough to watch this!

Official Synopsis:

Based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom Clancy, “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” is a blistering action thriller that follows Ryan (Chris Pine, “Star Trek”) from his quiet double-life as a veteran-turned-Wall Street executive to his all-out initiation as a hunted American agent on the trail of a massive terrorist plot in Moscow.

Ryan appears to be just another New York executive to his friends and loved ones, but his enlistment into the CIA secretly goes back years. He was brought in as a brainy Ph.D. who crunches global data – but when Ryan ferrets out a meticulously planned scheme to collapse the U.S. economy and spark global chaos, he becomes the only man with the skills to stop it. Now, he’s gone fully operational, thrust into a world of mounting suspicion, deception and deadly force. Caught between his tight-lipped handler Harper (Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner), his in-the-dark fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley) and a brilliant Russian oligarch (Kenneth Branagh), Jack must confront a new reality where no one can seem to be trusted, yet the fate of millions rests on his finding the truth. With the urgency of a lit fuse, he’s in a race to stay one step ahead of everyone around him.

Screenings take place:

TORONTO
Wednesday January 15, 2014
Scotiabank Theatre
7:30PM

MONTREAL
Wednesday January 15, 2014
Scotiabank Theatre
7:30PM

OTTAWA
Wednesday January 15, 2014
Cineplex Silver City Gloucester
7:30PM

The gripping Trailer below:

Official Artwork:

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Good luck.

Paramount Pictures release Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit on Friday, January 17, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)

This actually looks really fun!  Not sure how it’s remained under our radars for this long!  You must check-out this Trailer for the hilarious-looking THE OTHER WOMAN.

Synopsis:

After realizing her Boyfriend is married, a Woman teams up with his Wife and together, they plot revenge on him with yet another Mistress!

THE OTHER WOMAN stars Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

Watch the Trailer:

20th Century Fox releases THE OTHER WOMAN on Friday, April 25, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: 20th Century Fox)