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In dicussing the new Andrew Niccol film at Big Hollywood, we get this:

It’s been six years since Andrew Niccol seated himself in a director’s chair; after the powerful Gattaca (1997), misfire S1m0ne (2002), and sleeper Lord of War (2005), the inventive writer is headed back to the big screen with another original sci-fi concept, In Time.

"Sleeper" is a great term, let's not misuse it.  It means something no one expects much of, generally something that operates in obscurity for a while, and then, surprising everyone, turns into a hit. Lord Of War was a $50 million film that grossed $24 million domestically.  That's a flop, not a sleeper.  Yet for some reason people want to use sleeper to mean something boring.  Stop it.  We're losing a cool word.