# Forget ‘Indiana Jones,’ Nicolas Cage’s Adventure Hit Is a Streaming Smash on Hulu

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/forget-indiana-jones-nicolas-cages-adventure-hit-is-a-streaming-smash-on-hulu/
- Published: 2026-07-13T00:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-13T01:14:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/nicolas-cage-national-treasure-streaming-success-hulu-july-2026/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, TV, World

## Key points

- National Treasure is back among Hulu's most-watched films in the US.
- The 2004 hit earned $331 million worldwide despite poor reviews.
- Cage is enjoying wider streaming success, including Spider-Noir.

## Summary

Entertainment site Collider reports that Nicolas Cage's 2004 action-adventure National Treasure has re-entered the streaming charts, ranking among the most-watched films on Hulu in the United States. The piece frames the film as Cage's answer to the Indiana Jones franchise and part of a wider run of streaming success for the actor, who has also drawn attention for his central role in the Spider-Verse spin-off series Spider-Noir.

In National Treasure, Cage plays historian and code-breaker Benjamin Gates, who races to find a treasure hidden by America's Founding Fathers while pursued by crime boss Ian Howe, played by Sean Bean, after being double-crossed. Although the film was poorly received by critics, it proved a hit with audiences during a six-month theatrical run, earning roughly $331 million worldwide against a reported $100 million budget — $173 million domestically and $158 million overseas. More than two decades on, its renewed streaming popularity underlines Cage's enduring appeal.

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