SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Mercury Rising
1998 · Harold Becker · Brian Grazer | Karen Kehela · 1 hr 51 min
Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Willis | 1998 | $5,295,470 | $10,457,741 | (est) |
| Alec Baldwin | 1998 | $1,156,408 | $2,283,728 | (est) |
| Chi McBride | 1998 | $642,349 | $1,268,541 | (est) |
| Kim Dickens | 1998 | $250,000 | $493,712 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $32,935,289 | $65,042,144 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $60,172,000 | $118,830,471 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $93,107,289 | $179,188,691 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $40,295,757 (est) | $79,577,939 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $5,368,590 | $10,602,143 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $3,587,677, DVD $311,972 | 1998 | $3,899,649 | $7,701,208 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $7,776,741 (est) | $15,357,871 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $57,340,737 | $113,239,161 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $60,000,000 | $115,472,393 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 3 | Peer Median: $40,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $20,481,695 | Reg Main Pred: $22,232,096 | 1998 | $30,306,000 (est) | $59,849,702 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,284,433 (est) | $2,536,557 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $7,200,000 (est) | $14,218,896 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $98,790,433 | $192,077,547 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-41,449,695 | $-78,838,386 |
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