The number one film of this week was the adaptation of the children's book, Where The Wild Things Are. The book, which I have read to both my kids, is an open-ended book, with no real plot or characters, leaving much of that to the imagination. The reviews for the movie have been mixed, as many people who have grown up with the book felt disconnected with the premise of the movie:

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

Turns out, the L.A. Kings found out that ruling on the ice has proven to be more difficult this past week. After coming off a four-game winning streak, the Kings aendured a three-game losing streak, and their standing in this week's power numbers mirror this:

• Sportsnet.ca Power Rankings: This week 18. Last week 6.

After a solid start, the Kings have taken a royal tumble losing three straight.

• FanHouse Power Rankings: This week 12. Last week 12.

 The Anze Kopitar-Ryan Smyth connection is clicking in Los Angeles, but as expected goaltending has been the one question mark with this club. They currently rank 25th in the league in save percentage.

• The Hockey News Power Rankings: This week 20. Last week 10.

Need to straighten out streaky results

• ESPN Power Rankings: This week 19. Last week 3.

After a torrid start, the Kings have lost three straight and have scored just nine goals in their past five games.

• TSN Power Rankings: This week 20. Last week 4.

Such is the nature of early-season rankings, as the Kings plummet 16 spots after going 0-3 and getting outscored 13-5 last week.

• L.A. Times' Helene Elliott's Power Rankings: This week 19. Last week 3.

Losing three straight after solid start shows the kids still have work to do.

• FoxSports Power Rankings: This week 20. Last week 7.

The Kings followed up a four-game winning streak by dropping three in a row in Week 3. In the three losses, LA gave up 13 goals including five on the power play while scoring only five.

• CBC Power Rankings: This week 17. Last week 5.

Flu bug has taken a toll.

• CBSSportsline Power Rankings: This week 18. Last week 13.

The Kings finished a long road trip with a win, .500 record, and possibly the end of Alex Frolov's time in L.A. approaching.

Take the average of all the power rankings, and you have the Hockeywood Power Ranking for the Kings:

18

As we see many times in Hollywood, sometimes a movie will open to huge numbers, only to drop off in the second week. The sparkle might be off the Kings right now, but now that their longest road trip is out of the way, the Kings can focus on getting healthy and back into a normal schedule for a while.

And now, check out this video of Luc Robitaille, who made an appearance on NHL Live this past week...