American Ultra
A laid‑back stoner discovers he’s actually a dormant government assassin and must awaken his lethal skills to outwit the covert agency hunting him before they silence both him and his girlfriend forever.
“Everyone's getting smoked.”
Synopsis
Mike is a disengaged stoner living a quiet life in a small town with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe. Unknown to him, he is a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. When his hidden past resurfaces, Mike is suddenly drawn into a dangerous government operation and must tap into his dormant action-hero skills to stay alive.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 567+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Andrew MarcusShot by Michael BonvillainScored by Marcelo ZarvosDesigned by Richard BridglandSound by Joshua FielstraCostumes by David C RobinsonStunts by Robert AlonzoVFX by Justin Ball
Box Office
2015 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$27.1M
US & Canada: $14.4M — 53% of worldwide · International: $12.7M (47%)
Opening weekend: $5.5M — 38% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $7.7M — 53% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,778 theaters
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Cast & Crew
567 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jesse Eisenberg
as Mike Howell
Kristen Stewart
as Phoebe Larson
Connie Britton
as Victoria Lasseter
Topher Grace
as Adrian Yates
John Leguizamo
as Rose
Walton Goggins
as Laugher
Bill Pullman
as Krueger
Tony Hale
as Petey Douglas
Stuart Greer
as Sheriff Watts
Michael Papajohn
as Otis
Monique Ganderton
as Crane
Nash Edgerton
as Beedle
Supporting cast
72Paul O Connor
as Diesel
Paul Andrew O Connor
as Diesel
Freddie Poole
as Potter
Ilram Choi
as Newton
James Bendishaw
as Bourbon
Lavell Crawford
as Big Harold
Sam Malone
as Quinzin
Jim Klock
as Deputy Labutte
Wayne Pere
as Deputy Krantz
Gabe Begneaud
as Deputy Jordan
Rachel Wulff
as CNN Reporter
Lyle Brocato
as CIA Analyst
Don Yesso
as Air Force Commander
Jack Yang
as Gangster
Vic Chao
as Rowdy
Johnny Mcphail
as Gas Station Attendant
Nick Stanner
as Asset #1
Eyad Elbitar
as Asset #2
Trace Cheramie
as Asset #3
Isaac Hughes
as Asset #4
John Bernecker
as Asset #5
Tim J Smith
as Asset #6
Matthew R Staley
as Asset #7
Alvin Chong
as Asset #8
Alvin Chon
as Asset #8
Michael Jamorski
as Asset #9
Greg Rementer
as Asset #10
Dino Dos Santos
as Asset #11
Robert Bennett
as Shopper
Teri Wyble
as Tech #1
James Moses Black
as Tech #2
Eric Stratemeier
as Stunt Thug #1
Eric Vanarsdale
as Stunt Thug #2
Sope Aluko
as Krueger's Wife
Angela Abadie
as Tourist
Macee Binns
as Party Hipster
Andre Allemand
as Paramedic
Nicolas Bosc
as The Party Guy
Kyle Crosby
as Soldier
Michelle Devito
as CIA Tech
Alexander Eldimiati
as CIA Operative
Joseph Fischer
as CIA Tech
Emanuel Brooks
as Party Hipster
Philip Fornah
as Concierge
Tyler Forrest
as Hooper
Geraldine Glenn
as Airport Traveler
Mary Elizabeth Runyon
as Gretchen
Jared Drennan
as Soldier
Billy Slaughter
as Staff Sgt. Harris
Neil Durr
as Party Goer
John L Armijo
as CIA Agent
Tom Bui
as Businessman
Johnny Otto
as CIA Agent (uncredited)
Christian Frazier
as Self
Brooke Hartzog
as Airport Traveler
Vincent Eugene Hatten
as EMT
Christopher Heskey
as CIA Agent #1
Jessica Lee Iannacchino
as Student
Tamika Shanell Johnson
as Hippie Party Guest
Jamara Laster
as Undercover CIA Officer, Fema Worker
Mike R Moreau
as US Army
Josh Perrault
as Lead CIA Agent
Plynlymmon Sanguis
as House Party Attendee
Deidra Sarego
as FEMA Worker
William Schaff
as CIA Agent
Megyn Shott
as Airport Traveler
Sean Stevens
as Pedestrian at Store
Joshua Nylan Tanner
as CIA Agent
John Teal Jr
as Cia Agent
Brian Les Weinberger
as Military Soldier
Douglas Wilcox Ii
as CIA Agent
Jesse Yarborough
as CIA Agent
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
30Amy Poncher
co-producer
Anthony Bregman
Producer
Bob Lowery
vfx executive producer: Alkemy X
Britton Rizzio
Producer
Buddy Patrick
executive producer
Chelsey Pinke
co-producer
Chris Conover
prosthetic makeup producer
Cristina Esteras Ortiz
digital intermediate producer (as Cristina Esteras-Ortiz)
David Alpert
Producer
David Van Dyke
visual effects executive producer: Shade VFX
Eyal Rimmon
executive producer
Gideon Tadmor
executive producer
Jennifer Wessner
visual effects associate producer: DIVE
Jonathan Gardner
executive producer
Katherine Soares
visual effects producer
Ken Lebre
dailies producer
Kevin Scott Frakes
Producer, producer (as Kevin Frakes)
Leah Orsini
vfx executive producer: Alkemy X
Mark Fasano
co-producer
Molly Pabian
digital effects producer: Shade VFX
Peter Cron
co-producer
Raj Brinder Singh
producer
Ray Angelic
executive producer
Rhonda L Moore
visual effects producer
Robert Ogden Barnum
executive producer
Ryan Featherman
assistant to producer: Anthony Bregman
Steffen Aumueller
executive producer
Tom Rock
executive producer
Wendy Garfinkle
visual effects producer: Psyop
Zulfikar Guzelgun
executive producer
Other crew
475Tommy Lohmann
a' camera operator / steadicam operator
Jose Figueroa Baez
additional assistant camera
Vincent Tabaillon
additional editor
Austin Alward
additional first assistant camera
Brad Baker
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Christopher Martin
additional grip
Crystal Wells
additional hair stylist
Jared Hopkins
additional second assistant director
Heidi Bannon
additional set costumer
Taylor Newman
additional set production assistant
Steve Dietl
additional still photographer
Christian Frazier
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