A comedy movie starring and written by multipleSaturday Night Livecast members has suddenly become a streaming success over a year after its release. Since its debut in 1975, NBC’s long-running sketch comedy show has served as the springboard for 11 feature-length films based on some of the show’s most popular sketches and characters, which have seen mixed success. Their first foray into film came in 1980 with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’sThe Blues Brothers, which earned over $115 million at the box office against its $27 million budget.
The success ofWayne’s Worldin 1992, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, encouragedSaturday Night Livecreator Lorne Michael to produce more film adaptations featuring popular characters. He brought back 1970s characters forConeheadsin 1993, followed byIt’s Pat,Stuart Saves His Family,A Night at the Roxbury,Superstar, andThe Ladies Man. However, most of these movies struggled both critically and commercially, withIt’s Patperforming so poorly that Touchstone Pictures pulled it from theaters just a week after its release.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain Becomes A Surprise Streaming Success
It Ranks 7th On Peacock’s Top 10
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountainhas become a surprise streaming success.Written by and starring Please Don’t Destroy, who joinedSNLin 2021, the 2023 film follows a fictionalized version of the comedy troupe as they embark on an adventure to find treasure hidden in a nearby mountain. Other than Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall, the film featuresSNLcast member Bowen Yang, formerSNLwriter Conan O’Brien, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura, Cedric Yarbrough, and Sunita Mani.
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Now, over a year after its release, the movie has become a surprise streaming success. PerFlixPatrol,Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountainsuddenly appeared on Peacock’s Top 10in the United States a day ago. It ranks belowDespicable Me 4,Twisters,Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,Penguins of Madagascar,Conclave,Sing 2and aboveMadagascar,Kung Fu Panda 2, andSpeak No Evil.
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Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
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Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain follows three friends who, dissatisfied with their life paths, embark on a quest to uncover a rumored gold treasure buried on a nearby mountain. Released in 2023, this film explores themes of adventure and friendship amid a comedic journey.
