Sentences with phrase «sleeper success»
"Sleeper success" refers to something, like a movie, TV show, or book, that initially goes unnoticed or does not receive much attention, but later becomes very popular or successful. Full definition
Last night word spread round that this summer's sleeper success Wind River, about a rape / murder investigation on an reservation, had possibly found a new lease on life.
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But some supremely effective chills and good word of mouth could spell sleeper success for this Aug. 7 opener.
After the enormous sleeper success of 1999's The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan suffered a modest setback with his next flick, 2000's Unbreakable.
British director Amma Asante's last film, the period drama Belle, was seen as a small - scale sleeper success on release, with some suggesting that star Gugu Mbatha - Raw deserved attention from the Academy for her performance.
Unlike the iPhone, which burst onto the scene and quickly began transforming Apple's revenue landscape, the App Store has been more of a sleeper success story.
Among those surprised at the sleeper success of «Despicable Me,» no doubt, were the folks at DreamWorks Animation, and not in a good way.
But in a quick conversation with Movie City News» David Poland he pointed out that it's possible the film could be one of the sleeper success stories in this year's Oscar race, and I have to agree with that assessment.
The only chance any other game has is if it's a sleeper success, but that's not likely against this one.
It's tough to think Popcap can improve upon a sleeper success but it just might be possible.