Mercury Rising
A renegade FBI agent must protect a nine-year-old autistic boy who unknowingly holds the key to a top-secret government code—and a deadly conspiracy.
“Someone knows too much.”
Synopsis
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government.
Credits
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A crew of 593+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Peter HonessShot by Michael SeresinScored by John BarryDesigned by Patrizia Von BrandensteinSound by Gregg LandakerCostumes by Betsy HeimannStunts by Joe DunneVFX by Tom Kennedy
Box Office
1998 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.6× 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
$93.1M
US & Canada: $32.9M — 35% of worldwide · International: $60.2M (65%)
Opening weekend: $10.1M — 31% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.4M — 41% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,386 theaters
Also known as
- Das Mercury Puzzlede
- Code Mercuryfr
- Codice Mercuryit
- (Bulgarian)Код Меркурий
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesApr 1, 1998
- AustraliaApr 9, 1998
- SpainApr 22, 1998
- DenmarkApr 24, 1998
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Cast & Crew
593 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bruce Willis
as Art Jeffries
Miko Hughes
as Simon Lynch
Alec Baldwin
as Nick Kudrow
Chi Mcbride
as Tommy B. Jordan
Kim Dickens
as Stacey
Robert Stanton
as Dean Crandell
Bodhi Elfman
as Leo Pedranski
Carrie Preston
as Emily Lang
Lindsey Ginter
as Peter Burrell
Peter Stormare
as Shayes
Kevin Conway
as Lomax
John Carroll Lynch
as Martin Lynch
Supporting cast
51Kelley Hazen
as Jenny Lynch
Richard Riehle
as Edgar Halstrom
Chad Lindberg
as James
Hank Harris
as Isaac
James Macdonald
as SWAT Team Leader Francis
Camryn Manheim
as Dr. London
Jack Conley
as Detective Nichols
Maricela Ochoa
as Charlayne
Peter Fontana
as Pasquale, Bus Driver
Kirk B R Woller
as Lieutenant
Betsy Brantley
as Special Ed Teacher #2
Ashley Knutson
as Samantha
Tom Gallop
as Medic
Ned Schmidtke
as as Senator
Margaret Travolta
as Autism Expert Nurse
Tiffany Fraser
as Night Nurse
Koko Taylor
as Self
Matt Levert
as Tommy Jordan Jr.
Lisa Summerour
as Dana Jordan
Barbara Alexander
as Librarian
Gwen Mcgee
as Security Woman
Kristina Eliot Johnsen
as Special Ed Teacher #1
James Krag
as Rookie Agent Roger
Wadell Brown
as Bank Security Guard
Tim Grimm
as Ted - Security Guard
John T Scanlon
as South Dakota Helicopter Pilot
Annabel Armour
as Ruth
Brent Freeman
as Marine Guard
Gary Hand
as Kudrow's Assistant
Michael Chieffo
as South Dakota Bank Robbery Hostage
Steve Key
as Cop at Lynch House
Darryl Alan Reed
as Ambulance Driver
Steve Rankin
as WGEX Helicopter Pilot
Maureen Gallagher
as Flea Market Lady
Mark Collins
as Train Conductor
Denise Woods
as Nurse in Elevator
Kim Robillard
as Motorman
Elaine Abernathy
as Asian Tourist
Spitfire Brown
as Security Guard
Jude Ciccolella
as FBI Agent Blackwell
Phil Donlon
as Young Waiter
Thomas F Duffy
as Audey
David Michael Fordham
Reese Foster
as Man Pushed Down Escalator
Shannon Frank
as LAX Passenger
Rosemary Garris
as Office Worker
Joel King
Deborah Leydig
Robert Maffia
as FBI Agent Leeb
Shannon Parr
as Leslie Turpel
Pamela Gaye Walker
as Susan
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
9Brian Grazer
Producer, Producers
Joseph Singer
executive producer (as Joseph M. Singer)
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Producer, Producers, producer (as Karen Kehela)
Lennykornberg
Executive Producer
Maureen Peyrot
co-producer
Paul Neesan
co-producer
Ric Kidney
Producers, executive producer
Thomas J Mack
associate producer (as Tom Mack)
Tom Kennedy
visual effects producer: ILM
Other crew
519James F Truesdale
(as Jim Truesdale), as Jim Truesdale
John Monsour
24 frame computer and graphics: Los Angeles
Matt Cohen
24 frame computer technician (uncredited)
Brian Callier
24 frame graphics: Los Angeles
Douglas A Degrazzio
24 frame video operator: Los Angeles (as Doug Degrazzio)
Alicia C Pritchett
accounting clerk: Chicago
Stephanie Cramer
accounting clerk: Los Angeles
Andrew Magarian
acting coach (uncredited)
Denise Woods
acting coach: Chicago
Victor A Ramirez
additional production support (uncredited)
Gary Blufer
additional sound effects
Lee Lemont
adr editor
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