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Movieline at the Midpoint: 5 Sleeper Films from 2011 That You Didn’t Know Were Hits

Bridesmaids is arguably the biggest success story of the year, if you consider that its box office grosses not only turned a female R-rated comedy into a blockbuster, but gave new life (and industry confidence) to the entire subgenre of lady-fronted comedy. Looking back on the first half of 2011, though, not every surprise was a Bridesmaids ; some hit the jackpot without making nary a splash in the public eye. Continue along our look back from the midpoint of the year and consider these five quiet hits that you probably didn’t know were hits.

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Weekend Receipts: Hop Pops Up At Number One, Source Code Takes Second Place

Despite the star pedigree of Jake Gyllenhaal and the geek cred of director Duncan Jones, sci-fi thriller Source Code was topped by an animated bunny learning the new true meaning of Christmas Easter. At third place was the haunted house scare-em-up Insidious , possibly launching another profitable franchise for the brains behind Saw . Plus, the hotly debated Sucker Punch fell an astronomical 68.1% from last week — if those number hold, it means it held up slightly better in its second weekend than Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li (-68.5%) but not as well as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (-67.9%). Your weekend receipts are here.

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Weekend Receipts: Hop Pops Up At Number One, Source Code Takes Second Place

Which Washed-Up ’90s Rapper Will Star Opposite Adam Sandler in I Hate You, Dad?

In case you haven’t heard, Adam Sandler is busy casting his next film I Hate You, Dad , about “a father who moves in with his son and his fiancee, only to immediately start feuding with the bride-to-be.” Sandler will play the father (obviously), Andy Samberg will play the son and Leighton Meester has just joined the cast as the troublesome fiancee. Sandler has also signed on a washed-up ’90s rapper to play a large supporting role. Can you guess which one?

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Friday Box Office: Hop Jumps To Number One Over Time-Jumping Jake Gyllenhaal

Despite it being about as fun as a tracheotomy, the Easter Bunny exposé Hop won the top spot this Friday night, sending the wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey Source Code to second place. If only you could crap candy too, Jake! And right behind dear ol’ Jake was the haunted house antics of Insidious , scoring a close number three. Your Friday box office is here.

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Friday Box Office: Hop Jumps To Number One Over Time-Jumping Jake Gyllenhaal

Weekend Receipts: Limitless Muscles Out The Competition For Number One

It was a three-way opening battle for the box office this weekend, but in the end it was the Bradley Cooper’s clever d-bag that overpowered the sincere attorney and the sassy alien as Limitless took the top spot. Said attorney and alien took fourth and fifth place respectively, as hold-overs Rango and Battle: Los Angeles took second and third place. Your weekend receipts are here.

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Super Bowl Movie Ad Report Card: Super 8, Captain America and 12 More

I know. As you dragged yourself out of bed this morning and went for the Asprin, one burning question clawed it’s way through the post-superbowl haze: “Did I drink way too many beers or was that Transformers 3 spot actually kind of awesome ?” It’s actually a fair question! Now, since all fifteen movie advertisements that aired last night are online, let’s take a sober look at each one and see how they fair on the Movieline Superbowl Ad Report Card.

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Will.I.Am Named Intel’s ‘Director Of Creative Innovation’

Black Eyed Peas mastermind says he’ll ‘co-develop new ways to communicate, create, inform and entertain.’ By James Montgomery Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am Photo: Ian Gavan/ Getty Images You might think that with his busy schedule of winning Grammys and wearing things made out of Legos , will.i.am wouldn’t exactly be looking for a day job. And yet, he’s just landed one: “Director of creative innovation” for Intel. On Tuesday, Intel — the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer — announced they are partnering with the Black Eyed Peas mastermind on a “multi-year, hands-on creative and technology collaboration,” which, much like Lady Gaga’s deal with Polaroid , will lead to the development and creation of new products. “Nearly everything I do involves processors and computers, and when I see an Intel chip I think of all the creative minds involved that help to amplify my own creativity,” Will said in a statement. “Teaming up with the scientists, researchers and computer programmers at Intel to collaborate and co-develop new ways to communicate, create, inform and entertain is going to be amazing.” Intel added that, in his new role with the company, Will is set to “collaborate on many creative and technology endeavors … that may include such devices as laptops, smart phones and tablets.” He also will create new music expressly for the company. “We’re thrilled to tap into the limitless creativity will.i.am brings to the table. He’s not only a brilliant artist and producer, but also an innovator pushing the bounds of technology professionally and personally,” said Deborah Conrad, Intel’s vice president and chief marketing officer. “Our partnership … is a prime example of how we want to convey and deliver the Intel experience. It’s imperative that Intel and our innovations are kept in front of the global youth culture that embraces new devices and new forms of communication and entertainment.” Related Artists Will.I.Am Black Eyed Peas

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12 Films of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner

This excerpt from Alfonso Duralde’s book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas takes us to a charming Hungarian boutique where almost everyone seems to speak with an American accent: Co-workers Klara (Margaret Sullavan) and Alfred (James Stewart), both clerks at an upscale Budapest boutique at the turn of the 20th century, despise each other, but they unknowingly exchange breathlessly romantic letters as pen pals. There’s no shortage of intrigue at the store, owned by Mr. Matuschek (Frank Morgan), whose wife is cheating on him — he incorrectly believes Alfred may be cuckolding him, not realizing that his wife’s lover is someone else on his payroll. When Alfred loses his job, he’s too depressed to keep his date with his pen pal, but after a friend peeks in and tells him that Klara is the girl he was supposed to meet, Alfred has to decide whether or not to declare his love to his rival. Whatever happens between Alfred and Klara, it’s going to have to wait until after the Christmas rush.

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The Trailer for Limitless Wants Us to Believe Bradley Cooper is a Dirty Writer

Here’s a Hollywood truism for Dec. 16: No matter how stringy the wig you put on Bradley Cooper looks, he’s still Bradley Cooper . Translation: He’s really good looking! Yet the trailer for Limitless would have us believe that Cooper was a dingy old writer (with John Cusack’s wig from Being John Malkovich ) and that only some crazypants clear pill — which has some deadly side effects, as we’ve learned — could make him look like “Bradley Cooper.” Riiiiight.

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