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Matthew Huntley: I completely agree with David (and others) that Halloween weekend hurt Puss in Boots' opening, and while its remarkable legs are likely the result of this being its "catch-up" weekend, I think the other factor is that it may just be a good movie receiving incredible word-of-mouth. I know people in their 20s and 30s who are saying how funny and entertaining it is, so I think its strong hold is not just the result of it being a family movie, but it being all around enjoyable for people of any age. It's been a while since a movie has been universally appealing; Puss in Boots may be the latest one.

Kim Hollis: I think it's important to bear in mind that most CGI/3D movies tend to fall at least 30-40% in their second weekend, so even with Halloween, I think the 3% drop might be pretty excellent. Next weekend will tell us a little more about what's happening here, but I do think DreamWorks ought to be a lot more optimistic than they were. I would definitely call it a lesson learned about releasing a family film on Halloween weekend.

Max Braden: Puss in Boots is the kind of movie that thrives in November and December too, so with Thanksgiving being less than three weeks away I could see it raking in money through Christmas (which is only 47 days away. 47.).

Tim Briody: In a row?

Movies are boring. Let's talk television.

Kim Hollis: Most of the new television series for this year have now debuted, including Once Upon a Time and Grimm. What has impressed you most so far? What has been the biggest surprise?

Max Braden: I knew 2 Broke Girls wasn't going to be the creme of the crop, but I still expected to be watching it. It was too trashy even for me to put that aside and watch just for Kat Dennings, so I deleted the season pass from my DVR so I wouldn't have to delete the recordings I'd never get around to watching. On the other hand, I 1) wanted to see Zoey Deschanel on TV, 2) expected to be annoyed by her excessive cuteness after one episode, but 3) have found the tight editing and string of quotable jokes from each episode (mostly from her costars) to be up there with any other comedy on TV right now, so I keep watching. With Revenge, I'm very impressed by Emily Van Camp, but an insane number of shows in that time slot, I've gone with Psych and American Horror Story - which is too insane not to watch. After the first episode of Person of Interest I thought I'd lose interest in its procedural formula and Caviezel's Batman-esque whispering, but I keep coming back to it; I liked Human Target for its lightness but I like Person of Interest because of its darkness. That's a positive, too, I'm hearing about Grimm even though I haven't watched it yet. I like the modern day elements of Once Upon a Time but the fairy tale scenes put me off. But I do like history, and since Hell on Wheels looks like a TV version of Red Dead Redemption, twist my arm, yeah I'll watch that.

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