5 Potential Box Office Surprises This Holiday Season

Halloween is over, which means the holiday movie season will be here before you know it. Can a year in which "Obsession," "Backrooms" and "You Can See Everything" shattered box office expectations possibly have even more surprises in store? Perhaps not on that level, but here are five films to look out for: "The Cat in the Hat" (Nov. 6) The first film from the newly relaunched Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is currently tracking for an opening weekend north of $40 million, but my gut says this Bill Hader-led family film will have long legs that will pay off over Thanksgiving. . . .