sleeper hit

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sleeper hit

noun sleeper hits

A work of entertainment that becomes successful only some time after its launch. It could be argued that there is no such thing as a 'sleeper' hit. It is industry terminology for a film which becomes a big success, despite having seemingly little promotion, and which plays successfully for a long time period, without having a record-breaking opening, or a run at the top of the b

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@misc{sleeper_hit_2026,
  title = {sleeper hit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleeper%20hit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}